🍲 Hachiku to Endo no Nimono(Henon Bamboo and Green Pea Stew)

Bamboo shoots are often eaten in Kōchi prefecture. mōsō bamboo is in season at the beginning of spring, followed by Henon bamboo, and madak bamboo. Square bamboo is a local specialty of Nankoku City that is harvested in the fall. Azouno district in Kōchi City is known for its local specialty of bamboo shoots that include various cultivars, including mōsō bamboo, golden bamboo, madak bamboo, and square bamboo. As with bamboo, there are also a great variety of bamboo shoot dishes: there is “aradaki”, offcuts from skipjack tuna cooked with bamboo shoots; the bamboo shoot packed “bamboo shoot sushi”; bamboo shoots topped with vinegared miso or pepper tree bud dressing; and a great number of other dishes born from the crops of each region being mixed together. Awadake and pea stew" is a popular bamboo shoot dish in Kochi Prefecture. The bamboo shoots are long and thin with reddish-purplish skin. The combination of seasonal ingredients is a dish that is very seasonal, as the peas also begin to bear fruit around May, when the bamboo shoots begin to appear on the market after the moso bamboo.