myoga-take
ingredient / ingredient-myogatake
茗荷竹 / Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe
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Short definition
The young stem (pseudostem) of myoga grown under shade to blanch it. Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture, among others, are major production areas.
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myoga-take →is processed by→ myogatake blanching
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myoga-take is processed by myogatake blanchingsupported
Scope: Production areas including Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture
『幼茎を遮光して軟白栽培した』 (in translation: "young stems grown under shade to blanch them") are myogatake, and Miyagi Prefecture is identified as a representative production area.
Limitations: There is no mention of bitterness or harshness (connected to relevant records).
Source: 月報 野菜情報 2018年8月 今月の野菜 みょうが (2018) · full text checked
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ingredient-myogatake —is_processed_by→ process-myogatake-blanchingclaim: clm-w37c-myogatake-process / type: processing / updated: 2026-09-02