#ohitashi

[lilium-dragomir]

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Wild Yam Leaf Experiment — Japanese Ohitashi for Sanshoku Bento

Ohitashi is a classic Japanese side dish of blanched vegetables, typically spinach, steeped in a savory dashi-based broth, soy sauce, and mirin. The name means "steeped," and the process involves briefly boiling greens, shocking them in cold water, squeezing out excess moisture, and then soaking them in the seasoned broth to infuse flavor. It's served chilled or at room temperature, often garnished with bonito flakes or sesame seeds, and is a light, healthy, and versatile dish that can be made with various greens or mushrooms.

I cooked two versions, a largest one with wild lettuce, which I’ve been working with for awhile now. And a small handful of the yam leaves since this was my first time cooking with them. I had nibbled a leaf a couple days ago and had no reaction, so I decided to go for it with a very tiny side dish.

The only toxic lookalike I found in the area was wild yam, which didn’t look like it would kill me. 😉 The leaves weren’t nearly as heart shaped and lacked the purple coloration on the veins.

It made a very nice green that soaked up the seasonings and had a nice mouth feel. Assuming I have no reactions to this it’ll be added to my rotation of greens.

The wild lettuce was also very good cooked this way. I did soak it in salt water for 15 minutes and then blanched it twice to reduce bitterness. But it was worth the extra work—I really like the simplicity of the seasoning with the lettuce.

Since I didn’t have dashi I used a dribble of oil from the canned sardines I used in another part of the bento, to lend a little umami to the greens.

[animehotpot]

[tanayoung0212]

（2022/5/11水） 晩メシ… 鶏肉のレモンソース煮をメインに、 小鉢で、モロヘイヤと空豆のお浸し、 麦めしをがっついて、 休肝日にしました。 鶏のレモンソース煮は、煮てあるから…レモン果汁たっぷりなんだけど酸味はほとんどなくて、肉は柔らかくて、うまかった〜。 #ohitashi #お浸し #おひたし #モロヘイヤのおひたし #モロヘイヤのお浸し #mulukhiyya #空豆のお浸し #空豆のおひたし #grilledchicken #鶏のレモンソース煮 #鶏肉のレモンソース煮 #レモンソース煮 #rice #麦めし #麦ご飯 #麦ごはん #yum #japan #food #instafood #instadrink #japanesefood #washoku #yummy #delicious #foodporn #foodie #dinner #晩メシ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdphRyJPBZz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gmoe47]

ohitashi - Astolfo

[shoku-and-awe]

野菜好きの前菜 // Vegetarian Zensai You could translate zensai [前菜] as hors d’oeuvres -- it literally means ‘before dish.’ Usually you’re served a few dishes together, each only a few small bites. The yellow dish was blanched greens and enoki mushrooms in dashi (a common side dish called ohitashi [おひたし]). The white one on the left is the freshest, creamiest tofu I’ve ever had -- the texture of pannacotta -- and the white one on the right is lotus-root chips over napa cabbage in a citron-vinegar dressing (called sunomono [酢の物]).

[lilium-dragomir]

[animehotpot]