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Buta-ae | Our Regional Cuisines

RECIPE

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • Eggplant 3 medium
  • Octopus 2 legs, boiled in salted water
  • [Seasoning A] Miso 2 tbsp.
  • [Seasoning A] Mirin(=sweet rice wine) 1 tbsp.
  • [Seasoning A] Sugar 1 tbsp.
  • Hawk's claw (chili pepper) A little (To taste)

How to cook

  • 1. Cut eggplant in half lengthwise, then cut diagonally about 5 mm thick.

  • 2. Cut octopus into chunks.

  • 3. Put a little salad oil in a frying pan, add eggplant and fry.

  • 4. Add 2 to 3 and fry lightly, then add seasoning A and mix quickly.

  • 5. If you wish to add falcon claws, cut them into rounds and add them with the seasonings.

provider : "Kumamoto Furusato Shoku no Meijin" (Kumamoto Prefecture's website for local production for local consumption)

Recipes vary depending on the region and home.

Contact

Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tel:+81-3-3502-5516