🍚 Manamehari (Sushi wrapped in Pickled Mana-green)

“Manamehari" is a type of mehari-zushi made with salted Shimokita harumana. While mehari-zushi made with takana is also a local delicacy in the Totsukawa area, mehari-zushi made with Shimokita-harumana is limited to the Shimokita-yama Village area. It is certified as a traditional vegetable of Yamato, and is grown only in Shimokita-yama Village in Nara Prefecture. Because it grows in a cold environment, the leaves are thick, bright green, and sweet. Because it can be harvested for only two months, it is said to be a rare vegetable. Since ancient times, it has been grown in the vegetable gardens of individual households, pickled in salt, and eaten as "manamehari. It is made in the same way as "mehari-zushi" using takana eaten in the Kumano and Totsukawa regions, but it lacks the distinctive pungency of takana and is somewhat smaller in size.