Last month I wrote about eating local--(here). Remember that I also mis-ordered an item? Well, this time I got exactly what I ordered. (Yeah!...I even had Satoshi double check my order form...)
(In fact, I think they changed the order form because of me--now the two items which I made a mistake on are now separated!)
The little onions at the bottom of the photo are called rakkyo. They are pickled in umesu or pickled plum vinegar. They have a little kick to them with those little red chili peppers also soaking in the juices. These rakkyo are great with curry--kind of like eating chutney with your curry, only with a little more crunch and sourness.
The purple-ish package are rakkyo wrapped in shiso (perilla or beefsteak leaf). These are really good, sweet & sour. My mom & aunties love this one!
At the edge of the photo are two bottles of different types of ume, one is pickled with katsuo (bonito).
Can't wait to dig into these!!
I am just salivating...anything pickled, spicy, sweet, sour...I'm done for. The one thing that I enjoyed eating so much when I was on Kauai was the ume!
ReplyDeleteI like anything pickled, sweet & sour too Rowena, must be the "li hing" in me! :)
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Kat
I absolutely adore pickled foods. I can't wait to see what you do with the onions ...
ReplyDeleterakkyo is awesome. i totally hated them growing up and now i love them and don't mind that they give me really bad breath. :D
ReplyDeleteWe'll just eat them with rice or I'll make more curry to eat it on the side, Ivonne!
ReplyDeleteI used to hate rakkyo too, Bourgogne. But these are kind of sweet-sour, I guess that's why I like them :)
Take care!
Kat