I found a curry made with 'Makomo' so I tried it and also took a bath in Makomo. Review
When I stopped by a roadside station in Misugi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, I found a curry roux made with 'Makomo' that has been much talked about on the Internet, so I bought it and tried it. I also bought dried Makomo leaves to put in the bath.
'Roadside Station' Misugi | 'Roadside Station' in central Mie Prefecture
The interior of the roadside station in Misugi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture looks like this.
'Makomotake Rich Pork Curry' is on sale for 390 yen including tax.
There was also a newspaper clipping hanging nearby.
I also found dried makomo leaves, which are sold for use in baths.
So I bought some Makomotake rich pork curry and dried Makomo leaves.
The packaging of Makomotake Rich Pork Curry features a picture of Makomotake mushrooms and curry rice.
Makomo is a plant of the grass family, and Makomotake is formed when the flower stalk becomes infected with smut fungus, causing the base to swell.
On the back it said that the product was made using maitake mushrooms grown in Misugi-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture.
In addition to makomotake mushrooms, other ingredients include onions, pork, tomato ketchup, and apple puree.
The calories are 204kcal per bag.
Inside the box was a silver bag.
'MAKOMO' is written on the edge of the bag.
Place the bag in boiling water and heat it up.
Serve on plates.
The rich makomotake pork curry rice is ready.
The roux contains diced makomotake mushrooms.
When you eat it, the texture of the makomotake is somewhere between crunchy and steamy. Its texture is similar to that of slightly boiled green onions or overcooked burdock. The curry flavor is so strong that you can barely taste the makomotake, but if you try hard to find the flavor, you can detect a slight hint of bamboo grass. The curry itself was of very high quality, a light, medium-spicy curry with a noticeable sourness from the tomato ketchup.
I'll also open up some dried makomo leaves.
This makomo was also grown in Misugi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. It is not grown for consumption, but for use in baths and other places.
The makomo leaves were divided into six small bags.
Each sachet weighs 20g.
We poured the contents onto a plate. There were many vertical veins, so it was clear that it was a leaf of the grass family. We had several editorial staff smell it, and received comments such as, 'It smells like bamboo dumplings. It's a mix of the scent of grass and a very sweet scent,' 'It smells like new tatami mats,' and 'It smells like grandma's house.'
Put it in the bath.
When you put it in the bath, the scent fills the entire bathroom. The scent is quite strong, and it's an exquisite bath where you can relax while enjoying the scent of bamboo leaves.
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