noun
Okinawan yellow carrot
A specific variety of yellow carrot cultivated in Okinawa. Often contrasted with the common orange carrot (人参).
金美人参は沖縄の伝統野菜の一つです。
The Okinawan yellow carrot is one of Okinawa's traditional vegetables.
この料理には普通の人参ではなく金美人参を使います。
This dish uses Okinawan yellow carrots instead of regular carrots.
Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold'), 美 (bi, 'beautiful'), and 人参 (ninjin, 'carrot'), literally 'golden beautiful carrot', referring to its yellow color and Okinawan origin.