Kinpira

Kinpira (金平) is a Japanese side dish, usually made of root vegetables that have been sautéed and simmered.^[1] The most common variety is kinpira gobō, or braised burdock root.^[2] Other vegetables used include carrots, lotus root;^[1][2] skins of squash such as kabocha, mushrooms, broccoli, or wild itadori (Japanese knotweed) stems;^[3][4] and seaweeds such as arame and hijiki.^[4] Other foods including tofu, capsicums, wheat gluten (namafu); chicken thigh, pork, and beef.^[5][6]

Kinpira

Kinpira
Course	Side dish
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Burdock, carrot, lotus root, celery, kabocha, udo, soy sauce, mirin
Media: Kinpira

The simmering sauce is made up of soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and chili peppers.^[2][7]

Name

Kinpira is named after the son of Kintarō, a Japanese folk hero.^[8][3]

Gallery

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  Kinpira gobō (burdock root)
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  Burdock root
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  Udo and carrots
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  Celery