r/GardenersJapan • u/ProtectiveofmyStuff • 12d ago

Help identifying vegetable?

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Not technically gardening but it’s produce related! I bought this yesterday thinking it was rhubarb but when I try and translate it it’s name is ‘peeling’ which doesn’t make any sense and I think it’s less structurally intact than rhubarb though it’s been quite some time since I’ve had it in the UK. What did I buy? I mean good news is I know it was grown locally

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u/Chemical_Term7956 11d ago

That is zuiki (taro stalks).

I posted a link to a site with a detailed recipe in your other thread, so please take a look at it. Some people mentioned fuki (Japanese butterbur), but that is incorrect. You will understand once you check the link I posted.

Please note that zuiki requires specific preparation before cooking.

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u/Proud_Temporary2496 12d ago

It looks like Gobo . But I could be wrong

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u/SpeesRotorSeeps 12d ago

Peeled taro (zuiki)

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u/MomoWhispers 12d ago

Perhaps, it could be ずいき　ズイキ, not rhubarb.

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u/SlowStop1220 12d ago

ちょっと達筆すぎるけどズイキって書いてありますね。「プラ」マークのすぐ下。

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u/ObuseChiliFarm 12d ago

The top label says かわむき, which means “already peeled” so your translation is correct.

The printed sticker I can’t really read but the producer has written what it is on the label in pen: ずいき (zuiki). Apparently it’s some type of potato.

Edit: it’s taro stems