Nasu aubergine

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Aubergine, eggplant (nasu)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Various
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Eggplant, aubergine, is a kigo for haiku.
Eggplant, aubergine (nasu 茄子) Japan

The origin of the Japanese word comes from 中酸実（なかすみ）nakasumi, slightly vinegar taste, and 夏実（なつみ）natsumi, fruit of summer.
Main producing areas are Kochi, Kumamoto and Fukuoka.

Its purple was also a favorite color of the peopole of Edo 江戸庶民のおしゃれ、茄子紺色.


food kigo for late summer

eggplant, nasu 茄子 (なす), nasubi なすび
first eggplant, hatsu nasu 初茄子（はつなす）


pickled eggplants, nasuzuke 茄子漬（なすづけ）
. . . . WASHOKU
nasu karashizuke 茄子辛子漬け with hot mustard 　


soup with eggplants (usually miso soup), nasujiru 茄子汁（なすじる）
grilled eggplants, shigiyaki 鴫焼（しぎやき）
fried or grilled eggplants, yakinasu 焼茄子（やきなす）
... especially for barbeques


egg-shaped or long eggplants, tsuruboso sennari 蔓細千成（つるぼそせんなり）
... orido nasu 折戸茄子（おりどなす）
"really black", shinkuro 真黒（しんくろ）

mountain eggplants, yamanasu 山茄子（やまなす）
"violet stem", heta murasaki 蔕紫（へたむらさき）

long eggplant, naga nasu 長茄子（ながなす)
round eggplant, maru nasu 丸茄子（まるなす）

pouch-shaped eggplant, kinchaku nasu 巾着茄子（きんちゃくなす）

white eggplant, shiro nasu 白茄子（しろなす）


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mizunasu, mizu nasu 水なす　"water-eggplant"
speciality of Senshu district in southern Osaka Prefecture.

They are round and very juicy and have a beautiful shine.
You can even squeeze the liquid out of a freshly harvested plant. The plants stand in water during the rainy season. They can be harvested from July till late in October.

They taste delicious as asazuke, lightly pickled.


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Here we look at some dishes with this plant.

Aemono なすの和えもの with dressing

Agehitashi なすの揚げ浸しfried and soakes as hitashi


Dengaku, 茄子田楽 with miso paste
なすの田舎風しょうゆ煮 and soy sauce
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food Nasu Dengaku


Itame 茄子のカラフル炒め fried with other vegetables

Kajiki かじきとなすの鍋照り fried with kajiki fish

Mabo nasu 麻婆茄子, a kind of mabodofu

Sarada 茄子の和風サラダ Japanese-type salad

Yakinasu 焼きなす fried

kik, toga
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Worldwide use


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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

めずらしや山を出羽の初なすび
mezurashi ya yama o Dewa no hatsu nasubi

how wonderful and extraordinary !
coming out of the sacred Dewa mountains
to these first eggplants

"After we confined ourself in Haguro-Sanzan Shrine to pray for seven days,we have come down to Tsuruoka Town. Then we are given a warm welcome at Nagayama Juko's residence. How delicious the new egg plants are at the dinner."

Matsuo Basho at Sakata

Minden Nasu 民田なす Eggplant from Yamagata
WASHOKU


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Related words

***** Eggplant, aubergine (nasu) (Japan)


***** WASHOKU : INGREDIENTS

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