Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan & Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki

Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き

Greetings From Kyoto

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

One of my all time favorite dishes is sukiyaki, and if I may say so, mine in pretty awesome. I don’t use all the conventional ingredients. For example, I use namafu instead of tofu. Or, shungiku, nanohana or mibuna instead of Chinese cabbage. (Sukiyaki Lesson with Kyoto Foodie, Andrea Nguyen article)

A few springs ago, Kyoto fan, Russel Wong, his wife and some friends came for dinner. I included fresh bamboo shoots in the sukiyaki. It was a hit!

This afternoon, I bought some fresh bamboo shoots to make takenoko gohan and takenoko sukiyaki. First the takenoko must be boiled with ‘nuka‘ rice bran to remove the astringency. (KyotoFoodie article here) Then, I made takenoko gohan (KyotoFoodie article here), that is rice cooked with bamboo shoots that have been simmered in dashi broth.

This was a very delicious and healthy, seasonal dinner. And, not very difficult to prepare.

Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan – Served with Kinome
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan – Served
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan – Kinome
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki – Served
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Final ingredient, mibuna greens (traditional Kyoto vegetable)
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Takenoko sukiyaki cooking in tare – ‘tree’ takes longer to cook than vegatables
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Takenoko Gohan Yuba Bamboo Shoot Sukiyaki 竹の子ご飯、生湯葉竹の子すき焼き
Other ingredients, nama yuba roll, konyaku, shiitake