延岡市　Nobeoka-City

Nobeoka is the birthplace of "Chicken Namban" , a taste representative of tropical Miyazaki. Within Nobeoka City, there are two types of Chicken Namban: a simple dish with a sauce comprising of vinegar, sweetened with sugar and mirin (sweet alcohol used for seasoning); and a Western style dish with the added flavour of tartar sauce.

Sky Flying New Spring Onions are a brand of onion created to be the earliest onions to come on the market during the season in Japan. Their sweetness and crisp texture is perfect for salads. They are also used in manufactured foods such as konnyaku (a gelatinous food made from devil's-tongue starch), soup and dressings.

It is said that Torn Steamed (Sweet Bean) Buns were made in the area near Nobeoka Castle from as early as the Year 19 of the Keicho Era (1614). Their original name was " Agatama Manjyu" , but they gradually came to be called "Yabure Manjyu", due to the torn pieces of their outer surface which allowed the sweet red bean inside to be seen. ("Yabure" means "torn" and "manjyu" is a "steamed bun with sweet bean inside").