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Beppu / Gourmet & Pantry

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三味ざぼん店 (Sanmi Zabon)

Beppu · Japan

Zabon-zuke candied pomelo peel

What you’ll find

What 三味ざぼん店 (Sanmi Zabon) is known for

Founded in 1945 on the Yayoi Tengu-dori arcade near Beppu Station, Sanmi Zabon-ten specializes in zabon-zuke, candied pomelo peel that its first generation reinvented without the usual sugar coating so the pieces resemble translucent jewels. Each additive-free batch is handmade in three styles, kohaku, bekkou and shirayu, using pomelo peel sourced from Akune in Kagoshima.