Kippan
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| Alternative names | Chippan |
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| Place of origin | China, Japan |
| Region or state | Okinawa |
| Main ingredients | Citrus, sugar |
Kippan (桔餅), also chippan[1] are an Okinawan confection. They are crafted individually by hand from lightly peeled kunibu or kunenbo (
Kippan date from the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. Understood to have been originally introduced from Fuzhou some three hundred years ago, they were served to visiting dignitaries of the Imperial Chinese Missions. Available to the people at large from the Meiji period, today they continue to be made only by one sixth-generation purveyor in Naha.[2][3][4] Kippan have been recognized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as a constituent element of the Japan Heritage "story" Traditional Ryūkyūan Cuisine, Awamori, and Performing Arts of Okinawa that have continued unbroken since the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.[5]
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行事 料理 [Event Cuisine] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. Retrieved 21 July 2020. - ^ a b ストーリーの
構成 文化財 一覧 表 [List of Constituent Cultural Properties of the "Story"] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. Retrieved 21 July 2020. - ^ a b Mansfield, Stephen (9 March 2019). "Secret techniques and local ingredients: Okinawan sweets fit for a king". Japan Times.
- ^ a b きっぱん [Kippan] (in Japanese). Jahana Kippan. 21 July 2020.
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日本 遺産 認定 ！『琉球 王国 時代 から連綿 と続 く沖縄 の伝統 的 な「琉球 料理 」と「泡盛 」、そして「芸能 」』 [Recognized as Japan Heritage! "Traditional Ryūkyūan Cuisine, Awamori, and Performing Arts of Okinawa that have continued unbroken since the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom"] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.