Our Adventures in Japan: nikumiso ra-yu

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

nikumiso ra-yu

This recently caught my eye at the supermarket.

Nikumiso ra-yu. Nikumiso is made by combining pork with miso and other condiments. I've seen it used in musubi or eaten as is.

This particular product is combined with ra-yu (chili oil).

It is similar to gu-iri ra-yu, but with some pork in there.

The weather is still a bit too cold for hiyayakko (cold tofu), but this is delicious.

14 comments:

Cooking Gallery said...: I have seen similar Szechuan sauce combining chili and pork. This Nikumiso ra-yu sounds really yummy, I wish I could get it here in Germany...!; 1:32 AM, April 05, 2011
jalna said...: OMG that looks so good!; 2:11 AM, April 05, 2011
K and S said...: I hope you can get some in Germany too CG!

Thanks Jalna, it is ono :)

Take care you two.
Kat; 8:03 AM, April 05, 2011
Japan Australia said...: Nikumiso ra-yu sounds really good. We just brought back from Japan Okazu ra-yu which is great to use as a condiment and we use it all the time for gyoza, cha-han, raman and all kinds of Chinese style dishes.

Japan Australia; 2:10 PM, April 05, 2011
Nami @ Just One Cookbook said...: I heard about this before. I don't really eat spicy food (more like I can't), but my husband will definitely enjoy this! I like your updates from Japan. It's so fun to read!; 2:27 PM, April 05, 2011
Deb in Hawaii said...: Looks like a great way to spice up tofu. ;-); 4:44 PM, April 05, 2011
K and S said...: okazu ra-yu is trending too J-A :)

aw too bad you can't eat spicy foods Nami, I think your hubby would like this :)

Definitely a nice way to spice it up Deb in Hawaii :)

Take care everyone.
Kat; 4:48 PM, April 05, 2011
manju said...: Mmmm, cool but spicy, sounds like it would really hit the spot right now!; 8:31 PM, April 05, 2011
K and S said...: it was actually quite warm today Manju, this would've been perfect :)

Take care.
Kat; 8:41 PM, April 05, 2011
K said...: Yum looks tasty!

My dad is bringing me back a jar of regular "Taberu Ra-yu" later this month, I'm excited to try it :o); 11:14 PM, April 05, 2011
KirkK said...: Hi Kat - Any kind of fermented bean paste with Chili Oil sounds great in my book!; 3:24 AM, April 06, 2011
K and S said...: Hope you like it K :)

wondering if this would be hot enough for you Kirk??

Take care you two.
Kat; 8:14 AM, April 06, 2011
Sasa said...: I just ran out of the raayu I brought over to Austria with me but it wasn't as fancy as yours...My gyoza won't be the same without it T_T; 10:29 PM, April 08, 2011
K and S said...: Oh no Sasa, if you can get some of these ingredients, maybe you could try making your own :)

Take care.
Kat; 9:14 AM, April 09, 2011