Gunma is famous for its winter wheat products. Udon noodles from Mizusawa are considered among Japan's best. Tsumagoi is a famous center of green cabbage production. Gunma is a large producer of negi long green onions. Shimonita negi are known throughout the country for their sweet flavor and soft and slippery texture when cooked great for nabe. Shimonita is also famous for konnyaku, a jellied substance made from konnyaku devil's tongue root. Konnyaku has little flavor of its own but absorbs the flavor of sauces or soups. It has very few calories so is a popular diet food.
