【Karaimo = the sweet potato】
　The sweet potato is called the Karaimo in Kagoshima dialect. Karaimo means that Imo (sweet potato) came from Kara which is the name of old Chinese dynasty. There are broadly 4 types of Kagoshima dialect. The speech differ subtly between the Oosumi peninsula and the Satsuma peninsula. But the Karaimo is a common word. By the way the potato is called the Jyagata and the Japanese radish is called the Dekon in the Oosumi peninsula. What is called them in the Satsuma peninsula?
　The Karaimoame (Karaimo candy) is made from the sweet potato. It is easy to digest, so it is considered a nourishing sweets. But because it is very tasty, I unconsciously eat much without health care. If I am off my guard, I eat 1 pack of Karaimoame all!
　There are 2 types of this candy. They are the millet jelly type and the solid type. Both of them is same Karaimoame, but the millet jelly type is called KaraimoYuruame and is distinguished from the solid type. In fact I want to state positively that Karaimoame means the solid type generally, but my father insist that that Karaimoame means the millet jelly type. Then I up to each person. (^_^;)
　A TV commercial let the Karaimoame become famous. Its phrase is "Karaimoame wa Fu○yaame deesu!". The phrase means the Karaimoame made by the Fu○yaame is most delicious. the Fu○yaame is a old store which has more than a century's history. I had eaten many kind of Karaimoame, then I feel the ○jiyaame is best. They cook bringing out the rich of the sweet potato without the bad smell. The solid type has the soft type as a nougat and the hard type. Both of them is tasty. I favorite the wafered Karaimoame and enjoy at afternoon tea. Each person has thier own favorite, so eat all type of Karaimoame made by many company and select your best.