The time has come for soul food at the HOKUSHIN area of SHINSHU. It’s TAKENOKO-JIRU, where TAKENOKO is a bamboo-shoot and JIRU (or SHIRU) is a soup.
TAKENOKO-JIRU is a kind of miso soup by simmering young shoots of NEMAGARIDAKE bamboo and canned mackerel together. Some families cook to bind them with eggs. Each family has its own way.
Several IZAKAYAs (Japanese-style pub) in Nagano City also serve “YAKI-NEMAGARIDAKE,” which is simply grilled with the bamboo skin still on.
Both cuisines are available only at HOKUSHIN area at this time of year.
