Katsuona is a variety of leaf mustard and has a rich flavor. It is used together with kintoki carrot and rice cake (mochi) in this miso soup.
Mochi | 4 cakes |
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Katsuona | 3 leaves |
Kintoki carrot | 1/2 |
Dashi stock | 800 cc |
Miso | 3-1/2 tablespoons |
Awase (Mixed) miso
Ikiteru Kyushu-san Mutenka Awase Aka
(Living, Kyushu-grown, Additive-free Red Mixed Miso)
Katsuona is a local vegetable of Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture. It has the name katsuo (skipjack tuna) because it is so flavorful that it needs almost no dashi. Kintoki carrot is a local carrot of Kyoto.