Burdock :

Daikon Gobo-Nimono

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1/2 Daikon (Japanese white radish) 1 Gobo (Burdock) 1 Atsuage (Deep fried soy-bean cake) 2 cups Katsuodashi 3 tbsp Japanese soy sauce 2 tbsp Mirin cut Atsuage bite size cut Daikon 2 inch long, 1 inch[...]

Japanese new years meal

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This is called Osechi-ryori, it is a special meal made for new years day. It is eaten from breakfast to lunch and it is very large meal that requires a lot of preparation. I am going to break this down into sections. I will start with[...]

Soups as Comfort Food ? Part 3

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There are myriad types of soups, while I never intended an exhaustive listing when we started this series, while I realize there are far more types than I’m ever likely to try, this series only deals with some of my favorites from among those[...]

Gomokuzushi (Sushi Rice with Vegetables)

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Oh no! Another Japanese dish!   J Gomokuzushi or Kansai-style sushi is a sushi dish made with cooked or uncooked ingredients mixed in the body of the rice in the bowl. ?Gomoku" means five, or more than five[...]

Recipe: Sauteed Root Vegetables Japanese Style

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Do you like root vegetables? As it gets colder, I long for root vegetables.  And we Japanese love root vegetables, including things like gobo (burdock) which many Westerners considers as “tree roots”.  When it’s cooked[...]

Burdock Soup ???

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The Cantonese love their soups but the wild boar is an anomaly. He loves butternut squash soup, seafood bisque but not a huge fan of Chinese herbal or any Cantonese slow-cooked soups (lo foh tong ???). See the trend there? He enjoys rich and thick[...]

Burdock Root Chips

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F or this Burdock Root recipe you can use either the roots of Greater Burdock ( Arctium lappa ) or Lesser Burdock ( Arctium minus ). The Burdock Root can be roasted with other vegetables at the same time. They offer a taste similar to[...]

Stir Fried Burdock Root with Pork

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This was my first time buying a Burdock Root or Gobo (in Japanese) and stir-frying this dish.  Lots of times, I would buy food that was said to have medicinal benefits and this was one of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website[...]

Great Burdock Soup with Corn and Chinese Herbs

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Great Burdock Soup with Corn and Chinese Herbs (????????) This soup is a variation of Great Burdock Soup with White Radish, Carrot and Shitake Mushroom (???), with meat. I have consumed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]

Great Burdock Soup with White Radish, Carrot and Shitake Mushroom

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Great Burdock Soup ??? I have never made great burdock (??) soup before in my life. Great burdock sounds unfamiliar to me, the only impression is, I vaguely remember mom did mention that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]