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Kizu Kanpyo (Dried Gourd Shavings) of Settsu Province

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Settsu |Kizu| |Kanpyo|

In the past, much kanpyo was produced from Mitsudera in Osaka. Now, that area has become a town. A village to the south of there is called Kizu.

The villagers make this. When the |fruit| ripens, they pick it, cut it into |rings|, remove the skin, peel it into thin strips, and hang it on |poles| to dry in the sun. Its whiteness is like snow. Kizu is famous for its kanpyo. |Generally|, to peel this, one holds a |razor| in the left hand and rotates the ring-cut kanpyo with the right hand to peel it.

Source: National Diet Library Digital Collections, "Nihon Sankai Meibutsu Zue (Illustrations of Famous Products of Japan's Mountains and Seas), Vol. 2"
To peel this, one holds a razor in the left hand
and rotates the ring-cut kanpyo with the right hand to peel it.
Hang it on poles to dry in the sun. Its whiteness is like snow.

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Cabbage rolls wrapped with kanpyo
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