Hagi's yakinuki kamaboko is not steamed but roasted slowly from beneath its wooden board, mostly from lizardfish (eso). It comes out firmer and more fish-flavoured than steamed kamaboko. 2 places, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.
Hamasaki
A kamaboko maker in Hamasaki-shinmachi, grinding local lizardfish in a stone mortar for yakinuki and fried fish cakes. Its gobo-ten won the Yamaguchi Governor's Prize in 2026.
RinThe yakinuki, and the gobo-ten too.
Tsubaki
The main shop of a yakinuki kamaboko maker founded in 1855, now in its eighth generation. Kamaboko-making sessions and the café Hachi no Tane. Closed on Wednesdays.
RinFirst, with nothing on it.
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