Aso takanazuke
Takana mustard greens from Aso in Kumamoto are salted and pressed into a fresh spring pickle, or aged into a sour furuzuke that is fried and mixed into takana rice.
Modern adaptation
Iburitakuan and cream-cheese rolls
いぶりたくあん☆クリームチーズ · Iburitakuan cream-cheese roll · Iburigakko and cream cheese
A Morinaga snack pairs thin ribbons of iburigakko with cream cheese, then chills the roll before cutting it into portions.
History
Morinaga Milk’s undated contemporary recipe presents the roll as an appetizer made from Akita iburitakuan and cream cheese. It does not date the first use of the pairing.
Ingredients
Yield 2 servings · Scaling: source batch only
Iburigakko (iburi-takuan)Peel thinly in a wide ribbon and blot excess moisture with kitchen paper.
100 g
Philadelphia cream cheeseSpread over the prepared pickle ribbon.
50 g
Method
Risks and precautions · Standard risk
Morinaga’s recipe page says dairy products need refrigeration and recommends prompt consumption; it gives no storage life for the prepared roll.
Control sourceThis recipe uses finished iburigakko and cream cheese; it does not make or pickle daikon. The page gives no storage life for the assembled rolls.
- Peel the iburigakko into a thin, wide ribbon and blot away excess moisture with kitchen paper.
- Spread cream cheese over the ribbon, roll from one end and wrap the roll.
- Refrigerate the wrapped roll for about 30 minutes.
- Cut the chilled roll into portions of the desired size.
Conditions
Yield2 servings
Active time10 min
Temperature controlRefrigerated
Places
Japan
Documented preparation · Country evidenceThe manufacturer page names Akita’s iburitakuan as the finished product in this contemporary recipe; it does not say that the serving recipe originated in Akita.
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Sources
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.Recipe · Safety
いぶりたくあん☆クリームチーズIngredients for two servings (50 g cream cheese, 100 g iburigakko); 10-minute preparation plus an approximately 30-minute refrigerator rest; peel thinly, blot, spread, roll, wrap, chill and cut. No storage life for assembled rolls.
General page note: dairy products need refrigeration and should be consumed promptly; no storage life is given for this assembled recipe.
Akita Prefecture Iburigakko Promotion Association / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, JapanIdentity
いぶりがっこ 明細書 (Iburigakko product specification)I
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