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Konnyaku MISO Oden
Konnyaku MISO Oden
Ingredients
- Rice Miso5 tbsp
- Konnyaku1 piece
- Sugar5 tbsp
- Sake3 tbsp
- Mirin4 tbsp
- Yuzu & Kinome (Japanese pepper leaf)Appropriately sized piece
Gunma Prefecture is well-known for konnyaku (arum root), and is Japan’s No. 1 prefecture by harvest volume.
Accounting for some 90% of market share, Gunma Prefecture has many local cuisines featuring konnyaku. One of these local dishes is konnyaku MISO oden, a dish featuring boiled konnyaku topped with a MISO-based sauce. Konnyaku MISO oden is particularly popular in the winter months.
Winters in Gunma are known for the cold winds that blow down from the mountain ranges and a relatively dry climate. As such, residents often make oden, a dish that helps warm the body from the inside.
