栃木県大田原市は、作付け面積日本一で、特産品はトウガラシです。トウガラシは洋風のジェラートから和風の羊かんまで幅広く加工され、人気のお土産となっています。特にカレーに欠かせないこの食材は、戦後に需要が拡大し、栃木県大田原市で大規模な栽培が行われるようになりました。収穫期の秋には畑一面が真っ赤になる様子が見られます。トウガラシの栽培は、東京のカレーメーカーとの契約から始まりました。この特産品は地元でも人気で、様々な料理に使われています。
What is the specialty product of Ootawara City in Tochigi Prefecture, which has the largest cultivated area in Japan?
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What is the specialty product of Ootawara City in Tochigi Prefecture which has the largest cultivated area?
Blue – Tomatoes
Red – Hot peppers
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The specialty product “Hot peppers” is popular as a souvenir in the local area, being processed into a wide range of products from Western-style gelato to Japanese-style sweet jelly. It is essential in curry, and the demand increased significantly after the war. Large-scale cultivation started in Ootawara City, Tochigi Prefecture, which has vast agricultural land. In the harvest season of autumn, the fields turn bright red. It all started with a cultivation contract with a curry maker in Tokyo.
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