Rice, Teriyaki Chicken, Burdock Root and (Eggy) Miso Soup

?yeah you read that right, ?Burdock Root? (gobo).  Do you remember drinking dandelion and burdock as a kid, well this is the root it is made from? 

We are really lucky because our friend Ikuko-san has a Japanese vegetable farm in Sussex so we can actually get fresh burdock root from her (by their very nature is a root fresh?).  At the top of the picture is kinpira gobo (braised burdock root ? the thin one) with renkon (lotus root).  Alongside which is some lovely chunks of chicken in a teriyaki sauce and lightly tempura?ed leeks.

Alongside which was the obligatory bowl of Japanese rice?

?and a light miso soup into which a poached egg was inserted ? delicious!!  I can heartily recommend this combination for any lovers of miso and egg out there?