http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fjapanese-fruit-akebi-sauteed-vegetable%2F&seed_title=Japanese+Fruit+Akebi+as+Sauteed+Vegetable+%28Miso+Itame%29 Dedicated to the culinary culture of Kyoto, Japan. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:47:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fjapanese-fruit-akebi-sauteed-vegetable%2F&seed_title=Japanese+Fruit+Akebi+as+Sauteed+Vegetable+%28Miso+Itame%29/comment-page-1/#comment-12650 Japanese Fruit Akebi (Chocolate Vine) | Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:52:59 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=3586#comment-12650 [...] In Tohoku traditional akebi cuisine did exist; the fruit was mixed with salt to pickle cucumber and is said to increase the sweetness (akebi doesn’t taste sweet), the pod is stuffed, sauteed and deep fried – even akebi tempura! I found some Japanese foodie bloggers that had very non-traditional akebi pod ‘katsu’ which looked remarkably similar to the popular deep fried pork cutlet dish called tonkatsu! (Sauteed akebi pod article here.) [...] [...] In Tohoku traditional akebi cuisine did exist; the fruit was mixed with salt to pickle cucumber and is said to increase the sweetness (akebi doesn’t taste sweet), the pod is stuffed, sauteed and deep fried – even akebi tempura! I found some Japanese foodie bloggers that had very non-traditional akebi pod ‘katsu’ which looked remarkably similar to the popular deep fried pork cutlet dish called tonkatsu! (Sauteed akebi pod article here.) [...]

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