Nanohana na no hana CHIBA

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Rape blossoms (nanohana, na no hana)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Late Spring
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation


Chiba prefecture is famous for its many rapeseed fields and the yellow coloring in early spring. Sometimes called mustard flowers.

Nahana zuke, rape flower pickles
花菜漬 (はななづけ)
na no hana zuke 菜の花漬（なのはなづけ）

picking rape flowers, hana natsumi 花菜摘（はななつみ）

SPRING : Pickles


KIGO : Rapeseed blossoms (na no hana) Japan



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Here are some more dishes with these flowers :

Asari あさりと菜の花のガーリック炒め asari clams and garlic

Gyuuniku 牛肉と菜の花の炒め物 fried beef

Ika no karashi ae 菜の花といかの辛子あえ squid and hot dressing

Ika no kakiage 菜の花といかのかき揚げ fried squid

Itame 菜の花のあっさり炒め fried with rice

Karashi shooyu ae 菜の花の辛子じょうゆあえ hot dressing

Pasuta 菜の花とはまぐりの和風パスタ spagetti with hamaguri clams

Penne 菜の花の和風クリームペンネ European-style penne noodles

Sarada 菜の花とパプリカ、ひよこ豆のサラダ salad with paprika and hiyoko beans

Sarada 菜の花と生ハムのサラダ salad with raw ham

Shiroae, shiro ae 菜の花のやわらか白和え soft tofu dressing

Suimono 菜の花のお吸い物 clear broth

Sushi えびと菜の花の香り寿司 shrimps sushi

Tamago itame 菜の花と卵の炒め物 scrambled eggs

Takikomi gohan 菜の花とはまぐりの炊き込みご飯 cooked with rice and hamaguri clams

Tomato トマトクリームパスタ tomato spagetti

source with recipes: kikkoman



Nanohana tempura


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Worldwide use

Rapsblüte, Rapsblüten

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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

かるた程門のなの花咲にけり
karuta hodo kado no na no hana saki ni keri

like playing cards
are these rapeseed blossoms
by the gate

Kobayashi Issa




菜の花は、食べるものだと心得よ
nanohana wa taberu mono da to kokoroe yo

rapeseed flowers
are something to eat -
and don't you forget that !

source : korokuma29


. Karuta, Uta Karuta 歌留多 Poetry Cards .
They are often used during the New Year holidays.

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上ミ京の花菜漬屋に嫁入りし　
Kamigyoo no hananazukeya ni yomeiri shi


getting married
to a rapeseed pickles store owner
in Upper Kyoto

Takahama Kyoshi 高浜虚子



多い目に御飯を炊いて花菜漬　
ooime ni gohan o taite nahana zuke

cooking more rice
than usual ...
mustard blossom pickles
　　　　　　　　
Inahata Teiko 稲畑汀子


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Related words

***** Rapeseed blossoms (na no hana) Japan


***** WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes

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