Comments on: Burdock root – Gobo

By: ML

ML — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:40:45 +0000

I am a Singaporean and i stayed/studied in japan for a couple of years …. i suggest u try this very delicious dish called “Kinpira” … (u can get Kinpira rice burger in Japan and Singapore MOS burger.not sure abt KL’s).. and it is a vegetarian dish..

Recipe…

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb gobo (burdock root)
1/4 lb carrot
1 tbsp soysauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp mirin (i use vegetarian mushroom sauce/vegetarian oyster sauce + a bit of sugar)
1/2 tbsp sake (optional)
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tsps vegetable oil
PREPARATION:
Peel gobo and shred it into very thin strips. Soak the gobo strips in water for a while and drain well. Peel the carrot and cut it into short and thin strips. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, and fry gobo strips for a couple minutes. Add carrot strips in the pan and stir-fry them. Add all seasonings in the pan and stir-fry well. Turn off the heat. Sprinkle sesame seeds.

Very easy to prepare..and very nutritious too..

By: Yummy King

Yummy King — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:10:24 +0000

Those that I buy are fresh and comes from Japan (not China). When you cut the Burdock root into thin strip, it will blend well with long bean, carrot,…all cut into smilar shapes.

Burdock root is good for lowering cholestrol and I think this is the best way to consume it…with any fuzz…particularly to me son

By: Enzymo

Enzymo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:31:30 +0000

This is just a type of fresh Chinese Herb call 牛蒡，you can get the dried one from the Chinese med shop. I use it to make enzyme before taste like ginseng. But if you want to boil soup, i suggest you get the Chinese Yam 淮山，又称山药 you can get it from the wet market also, it look similar to Burdock root , just much bigger in size.

http://www.yuecheng.gov.cn/images/sy.jpg

Recipe: http://baby.sina.com.cn/nutrition/07/3005/143189961.shtml

By: romantic

romantic — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:51:38 +0000

Hi Lilian,
Theres this Japanese lady that cuts 500 lbs for sale every year at the spring festival. She cuts them like the way we used to sharpen our pencils using the blade. There’s actually a cutter tool used for cutting things like gobo ( http://www.kuhnrikon.com/products/tools/tools.php3?id=44

By: Lilian

Lilian — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:33:07 +0000

yummy king – I am not sure if the one I bought is the same? It is very, very fibrous and smells very earthy.

siawfui – Wow, really? I suppose I got the wrong kind cos there is no way to cut it finely.

terri – Thanks, now I know what are those pieces I ate in ramen. I thought they are bamboo shoots but it is actually burdock cos it is harder than bamboo shoots.

romantic – LOL, what an interesting weapon you got there! Let me see if there are younger roots cos I kept the roots for a few days before cooking so it probably gets tougher.