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Ika ninjin (いかにんじん): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ika ninjin (いかにんじん) is a Japanese food classified as squid dish, vegetable dish. Ingredients listed for it include carrot, dried shredded squid.

Name in Japaneseいかにんじん
Typesquid dish, vegetable dish
Main ingredientscarrot, dried shredded squid

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