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The taste in Fukushima : PART 1

PART 1

Seppuku Nanban (Stuffed Green Pepper) (Iidate Village)

Recipe and Origin of the Name
The dish is called Seppuku Nanban,
because the green peppers are hollowed out
and filled with miso. It is a light,
mid-summer meal.
Ingredients (serves 3):
6 young green peppers
12 leaves of beefsteak plants
15 to 20g (one tablespoon) miso
A little oil


Preparation

‡@Wash green peppers
thoroughly.		‡ASlice peppers lengthwise
and remove the seeds.
‡BFill with miso. ‡CCover peppers with
two beefsteak leaves each.
‡DHeat oil in a pan and
fry until tender.

Bavarian Peach Cream

Recipe and Origin of the Name
Gelatin will not solidify at over 20dC.
So cool sufficiently before serving.
For an extra touch of elegance, pour into
and solidify in individual cups.
Serves 6 to 8:
2 fully ripened peaches
50g (slightly over 5 tablespoons) sugar
15g powdered gelatin
60cc (4 tablespoons) water
3 egg yolks
100g (slightly less than a cup) sugar
400cc (2 cups) milk
A little vanilla essence
100cc (1/2 cup) raw cream
1.5 egg whites


Preparation

‡@Dissolve gelatin in water
and let stand. 		‡ACut each peach into 8
sections and slice into
5mm long pieces.
Mix with sugar.
‡B Put yolks into pan and beat gently.
Add a little milk and repeat.
Then add sugar, dissolved gelatin,
and the remaining milk. Mix.
Simmer over low heat for about 2
minutes, being careful not to burn it.
Remove from heat.
‡C Beat egg whites in clean mixing bowl
until the egg-white has reached a thick
consistency. Beat raw cream separately.
Add vanilla to gelatin after it has
cooled slightly.
Stir, cooling the bottom of the pan
with iced water. Stir in raw cream,
egg whites, and half of the peaches,
distributing them evenly. Pour into
mold and refrigerate.
‡D Boil the remaining peaches until they
form a pulp to make peach sauce. Cool.
Slice the solidified bavarian and serve.
Pour peach sauce over the bavarian.

Fried Haricot Beans Rolls (Date District)

Recipe and Origin of the Name
This vegetarian dish is always placed
before the graves of our dead ancestors
during the Bon Festival, or the Buddhist
All Soul's Day, because Buddha loves
haricot beans. Raw chopped haricot beans
are also offered at the grave.
Serves 3:
4 long haricot beans
2 pieces of fried bean curd (oil removed with boiling water)
Tempura flour
Oil (salad oil)


Preparation

‡@ Boil long haricot beans until
tender. 		‡A Cut pieces of fried bean curd
into half. Turn inside out, and
roll each haricot bean in fried
bean curd.
‡B Coat with a little flour and
deep-fry. 		‡C Dip into soy sauce mixed with
vinegar and eat.


(Taken from Illustrated Cuisine of Fukushima, published by Fukushima-ken NOYUKAI )

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