Iwatake
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Iwatake ( Umbilicaria esculenta ) |
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Miyoshi |
As Iwatake ( Jap.イワタケ; Umbilicaria esculenta ) is in Japan an umbilical braid , respectively. The name is derived from iwa : japan. growing on stone: take : japan. Mushroom.
The lichen grows on steep rock faces and is laboriously collected. After an elaborate preparation it is eaten as a soup, salad or crispy in fat like potato chips . The cookbook "Ryorimonogatari" from 1664 serves as the oldest written evidence .
Iwatake dishes were prepared on special occasions such as weddings or funerals . Today this lichen is rarely found in domestic kitchens or restaurants.
literature
- Heribert Schöller: Lichen - history, biology, systematics, ecology, nature conservation and cultural significance . In: Kleine Senckenberg series . 1st edition. tape 27 . Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-7829-1151-2 , p. 186 .
Web links
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