Okinawan yellow carrot
A specific variety of yellow carrot cultivated in Okinawa. Often contrasted with the common orange carrot (人参).
The Okinawan yellow carrot is one of Okinawa's traditional vegetables.
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.