A Unique Japanese dish~~~

Today,I am going to write about a unique japanese dish...

It is the pulp(seed) of this type of flowers called "Yuri"(a member of the lilies group).The pulp is found in the roots area which is under the soil.

This "yuri" flowers have a wonderful fragrance..and they comes in many colours like red,pink ,yellow and white.

The colour of the pulp is creamish wit a bit of purple..

The pulp or seed is sold usually 2 in a pack or sometimes in " ready pack",which is all the petals of the seed or pulp are already in the pack.

Today,I bought the raw types which is shown in the photo below..

I have to wash the petals slowly one by one to take off the soil which are sometimes hidden inside the pulp(seed)

This is the photo of the petals after I wash out the soil and now ready to be cook..

It is very easy to cook this dish..just put in some oil,then put in all this petals,add soya sauce,mirin and sugar and a bit of sugar and cover with lid.Just cook them over meduim heat until the petals are soft...then they are ready to be serve..

The above photo is how they looks after they are cooked.This yuri's pulps have a wonderful fragrance..taste is abit like potatoes.

This dish is not commonly cooked,as this type of pulps are not easily found,but this dish is usually cooked in japanese new year as one of the new year dishes.

I asked some of my japanese friends,and some of them also does not know how to cook this dish..as time is comsuming in washing and cleaning of the pulps..