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2) Keep on theme:
This is a Japanese Cooking Club. We are here to share Japanese Recipes. We can also talk about other things Japanses as culture and history all come together through tradional dishes. We are permitted to get a little chatty as this group is also about making friends. Please do not post other cultural recipes as there are groups specifically created for those.
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... Not I. They are not available here in my small town which has only a few Japanese people. We have one Asian store that carries a few Japanese items, but
I understand the "konnyaku potato" means "konnyaku imo" in Japanese. Konnyaku [Amorphophallus konjac]: Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health
... We only see two kinds here: big, fat purple ones and more slender purple ones called Chinese or Japanese eggplant. The first are squat, 12-25 cm long
nasu [aubergine, eggplant] Nasu is now in season in Japan. Nasu is classified according to the shape; Maru-nasu (round), ko-nasu (small), naga-nasu (long),
... I googled Rakkyo; the literature suggests they are shallot-like with tops that resemble chives. The pictures make them look similar to scallions. And I