From Condiment to Ingredient: A Warming Trio

This "Kyoto-style" condiment mix is a step above the usual trio of dried green onion, chili pepper, and ginger, offering rich flavors from Kyoto vegetables. It features both white green onion and Kujo green onion, Fushimi chili pepper (or Manganji chili pepper), which has almost no spiciness, and the crisp aroma of new ginger. The hearty cut means these condiments can be enjoyed as ingredients in your meals on cold days.

■ Rich flavor from ginger and chili pepper
■ Easy to stock as a versatile condiment
■ Makes warming dishes when added to soups
■ Satisfying appearance with hearty cuts

Warm your body with food

“Cold hands and feet even in summer,” “severe stiff shoulders and migraines,” “difficulty falling asleep and light sleep”... These ailments are partly attributed to internal coldness caused by an unbalanced diet. The dried vegetables in Pokapoka Mix include Negihaku (Sohaku *1, the white part of green onion) and ginger (Shokyo *2), both known as warming herbal medicines, along with sweet chili peppers that, like their spicy counterparts, contain capsaicin (*3).

*1 *2 Traditional Medicine Database "Herbal Medicine Academic Information" Link

*3 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries "Information on Capsaicin" https://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/seisaku/capsaicin/#no3

How to use Pokapoka Mix

Add it directly to miso soup or other soups, or include it in takikomi-gohan (rice cooked with ingredients) with chicken, and your usual menu will become a warming meal. Utilizing the strong aroma of dried ginger, which can also be used in fish simmered dishes, you can easily make homemade char siu in a rice cooker or microwave. It's also recommended for transforming retort Chinese dishes like mapo tofu into a hearty, even warmer, and healthier flavor.

■ Your everyday meals become warming meals ◉

■ Use ginger's aroma as a condiment

Chinese Porridge: Chinese porridge made with dried vegetables. It uses dried white green onion, Kujo green onion, ginger, and Fushimi chili pepper, making it a recipe that warms both body and soul.Recipe here

Okazu Miso: A make-ahead side dish for rice. This recipe can be adapted with other dried vegetables like long green onions or burdock root. Recipe here

Pokapoka Mix Product Overview

Ingredients: Ginger, Fushimi chili pepper, white green onion, Kujo green onion (Kyoto Prefecture origin)

Net weight: 60g

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Country of Origin: Kyoto, Kyotango

Shelf life: 180 days from manufacturing date

How to enjoy: Recommended for use in cooking, such as rehydrating in water or simmering.

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