Grated Dioscorea opposita (Japanese tororo)

Tororo udon

Dioscorea opposita (nagaimo, yamaimo, Chinese yam, Japanese mountain yam, Korean yam; syn. D. batatas, D. oppositifolia) is a type of yam (Dioscorea) that may be eaten raw. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (906x632, 153 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Yam (vegetable) Dioscorea opposita Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... Families Burmanniaceae Dioscoreaceae Nartheciaceae An order of monocots formerly grouped with the Liliales. ... Genera Dioscorea Stenomeris Tacca Trichopus Dioscoreaceae are a family of monocot flowering plants. ... For the Levantine god of the untamed sea, see Yaw. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carl Peter Thunberg (November 11, 1743 _ August 8, 1828) was a Swedish naturalist. ... Yams at Brixton market Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). ... For the Levantine god of the untamed sea, see Yaw. ...

It is known as either nagaimo (kanji: 長芋; hiragana: ながいも) or yamaimo (kanji: 山芋; hiragana: やまいも) in Japanese, depending on root shape. In Chinese it is known as huái shān (淮山), shān yào (山药), or huái shān yào (淮山药). In Korea it is called ma (hangul: 마; hanja: 麻).

Dioscorea opposita is an exception to the rule that yams must be cooked before consumption (due to harmful substances in the raw state). In Japanese cuisine, it is eaten raw and grated, after only a relatively minimal preparation: the whole tubers are briefly soaked in a vinegar-water solution, to neutralize irritant oxalate crystals found in their skin. The raw vegetable is starchy and bland, mucilaginous when grated, and may be eaten plain as a side dish, or added to noodles. There are many views as to what defines Japanese cuisine, as the everyday food of the Japanese people has diversified immensely over the past century or so. ... For fungal genus, see tuber (genus). ... An oxalate (called also: ethanedioate) is a salt or ester of oxalic acid. ... Mucilage is a thick gluey substance, often produced by plants. ...

Dioscorea opposita is used in the Japanese cold noodle dish tororo udon/soba. The grated nagaimo is known as tororo (in Japanese). In tororo udon/soba, the tororo is mixed with other ingredients that typically include tsuyu broth (dashi), wasabi, and green onions. Jinenjo (Dioscorea japonica, also called wild yam) is related variety of Japanese yam that is used as an ingredient in soba noodles. This article is about the Japanese noodle dish. ... Soba served on a zaru Soba ) is the Japanese word for buckwheat. ... Dashi (出汁) is one of several simple soup stocks considered fundamental to Japanese cooking. ... Binomial name Matsum. ... Green Onion can refer to: Scallion, various members of the genus Allium that lack a fully developed bulb Green Onion - (בצל ירוק, Batzal Yarok) an Israeli band Green Onions, a 1962 soul instrumental by Booker T. & the M.G.s Green Onions (album), a 1962 album containing the above instrumental Category: ... Soba served on a zaru Soba ) is the Japanese word for buckwheat. ...

Homosexual lubricant

The jelly-like substance made from grating the yam, tororojiru (とろろ汁), is often served in, or alongside, a number of other dishes. Interestingly, perhaps, this was widely used in the Edo period as a personal lubricant for homosexual activities, and it was thus considered improper for it to be eaten by a woman. This aversion also derives from the loud slurping sound one makes when eating it, which is considered to be un-ladylike^[1]. The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... Personal lubricants are specialized lubricants which serve to reduce friction with the vagina, the anus, or other body parts. ...

Medical uses

The tuber is also used (often in dried form) in traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbology. Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... Chinese materia medica (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the common name of Chinese materia medica subject. ...

Notes

1. ^ Dunn, C. and B. Torigoe (1969). The Actors Analects. New York: Columbia University Press. p51.

See also

• Yam (vegetable)
• Udon
• Japanese cuisine

Yams at Brixton market Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). ... This article is about the Japanese noodle dish. ... There are many views as to what defines Japanese cuisine, as the everyday food of the Japanese people has diversified immensely over the past century or so. ...

External links

• Dioscorea batatas - Decne. (Plants For A Future)
• Dioscorea opposita (Australian New Crops)
• Dioscorea batatas (Australian New Crops)