Product name　Karuga Eggplants

Product description

Delightfully sweet and smooth, with trusted quality you can taste

Karuga Eggplant is a specialty product harvested exclusively in Karuga Town, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City.
Once you’ve tasted Karuga Eggplant, you’ll realize it’s no ordinary eggplant—its impeccable flavor wins over even those who usually dislike eggplant. Many children who typically avoid eggplant enjoy this one and say it’s delicious.
Karuga Eggplant can shine as part of a full-course menu or even as a main dish.

Recommended serving suggestions:

• Thinly slicing and salting, then lightly rinsing and mixing with sliced shiso (perilla) or myōga (Japanese ginger) for a refreshing dish.
• Cutting into 2 cm rounds, pan-frying, and topping with melting cheese for a French-inspired treat.
• Lightly dusting with flour, seasoning with salt and pepper, and frying as tempura—an outstanding dish.
• Wrapping in meat for a hearty option popular with younger generations.

**Karuga Eggplants hold multiple certifications that speak to its quality and local pride:

1. The Hiroshima Brand
2. Cheer Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture’s local product support program)
3. Specially Cultivated Agricultural Product (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
4. Hiroshima City’s Hometown Tax Return Gift
5. Regional Collective Trademark registered with the Japan Patent Office

Retail price

Loose: ¥300–¥700 (varies by size) / Boxed Set (Gift): 3 pieces for ¥2,268 (incl. tax), and more

Expiration date

About 7 days

Supply period

From July to November

Major retailers

Supermarkets and department stores in Hiroshima City, JA Toretate Genki-ichi Market, Hirojirushi Hiroshima Vegetable and Fruit Market, etc

Company name

NPO Karuga

Zip code

739-1753

Address

3544-1 Karuga-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima City

HP

NPO Karuga (Japanese only)（External link）

E-Mail

[email protected]

Tel

+81(0)80-5199-9770

Fax

+81(0)82-844-0826