What's the pink swirly thing in ramen?
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NarutomakiNarutomaki (????/?????) or naruto (???/???) is a type of kamaboko, or cured fish surimi produced in Japan. Each cloud-shaped slice of naruto has a pink or red spiral pattern, which is meant to resemble the Naruto whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan..
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Naruto got his name from jiraya. Jiraya got his name 'Naruto' for that character while he was eating ramen. One of ramen's toppings is called 'narutomaki', and that's where Jiraiya got that character's name, 'Naruto'. As you may know, Jiraiya was an author, as well as the teacher of Minato, Naruto's father..
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Its origin is vailed in mystery, but it is said that it was named after whirlpools in Naruto Straits between Awaji island and Shikoku in Japan, and people in the middle or later in Edo era already ate naruto as a topping for soba or soup. The fish cake called naruto.
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Naruto is the name of bridge in Japan. It is the name for steamed fish-paste cake, that is sliced and is used to decorate soup. also the name for the @ symbol.
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