Japanese foods-- Yakumi

[torakris]

Here is a list of myouga recipes (in Japanese) to give you an idea of the many things you can do with it. Even if you can't read they all have nice pictures.

[Hiroyuki]

What Jason and Kristin said.

All I can think of:

1. Finely shred and use as a yakumi (condiment) for somen (very thin wheat noodles) or cold tofu, just like negi (Japanese scallion or Welsh onion).

2. Slice and mix with katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), add some soy sauce or men tsuyu (noodle soup) concentrate. Eat it with hot rice.

3. Put in miso soup.

Some Japanese are very fond of it, but not me.

Here is a webpage containing photos of various dishes using myoga (Japanese only):

http://www.geocities.jp/yamapon65/tisantisyou_myouga.html

[budrichard]

I thought it was ginger shoot but could not find my original reference. Thanks to everyone for their help! -Dick

[melonpan]

http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/feature/nokoshitai/syoku/17/

oiri.

is this something to eat?

[Hiroyuki]

http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/feature/nokoshitai/syoku/17/

oiri.

is this something to eat?

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I didn't know anything about it. Yes, it is a mochi sweet. It is one of the "yome iri dogu" (things that a bride is to bring to the broom's house). It can be found only in that area of Shikoku region. No wonder I didn't know anything about it.

[melonpan]

thank you, hiroyuki~