From - Sun Jan 31 03:00:20 1999 Path: news3.mco!newsfeed.mco!newsfeed.atl!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.idt.net!nntp2.cerf.net!mercury.cts.com!alpha.sky.net!sky.net!bob Newsgroups: rec.gardens.edible From: Bob Batson Subject: Re: Codonopsis In-Reply-To: <19990125162043.20140.00002496@ng-cf1.aol.com> Message-ID: References: <19990125162043.20140.00002496@ng-cf1.aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Lines: 60 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:18:23 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.90.0.4 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sky.net X-Trace: alpha.sky.net 917313506 209.90.0.4 (Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:18:26 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:18:26 CDT Organization: SkyNET Corporation Xref: newsfeed.atl rec.gardens.edible:1029737 On 25 Jan 1999, StellrJ wrote: > I am interested in a vegetable from Japan. I do not know its Japanese > name, as I first found out about it while researching the Ainu, who > called it "muk." Its scientific name is Codonopsis lancifolius, and it > is a member of the bellflower family. It is grown for its edible purple > tuber. > > My question is, are there any United States sources for this plant, or > would I have to find a way to obtain it from Japan? Does anyone have > experience growing it, either in the United States or Japan, or any > other country? My question is, are there any United States sources for this plant, or would I have to find a way to obtain it from Japan? Does anyone have experience growing it, either in the United States or Japan, or any other country? The 1998 publication _Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants_ by Stephen Facciola (ISBN 0-9628087-2-5) has the following information about Codonopsis lanceolata (a.k.a. Todok and Tsuru-ninjin). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The large, fibrous white root is commonly eaten in Korea after having been pounded, washed in salted water and cut into strips. It is then cut into strips. It is often seasoned with sesame oil, soy sauce and kochujang [a fermented hot pepper-soybean paste that resembles miso] and grilled over charcoal or eaten as a salad. Also occasionally mixed with milk and honey to make a beverage. Said to be an appetite stimulate. Available in Korean stores--fresh, dried, or frozen or as a prepared deli food. According to _Cornucopia II_, the only US source of plants is as follows: SUNSHINE FARM & GARDENS [CAT - FREE] Route 51D Renick, WV 24966 Tel: 304-497-3163 For seeds, you'll need to contact B & T Woorld Seeds B & T World Seeds Route des Marchandes, Paguignan, 34210 Olonzac, France fax ++ 33 04 68 91 30 39 phone ++ 33 04 68 91 29 63 eMail: B_and_T_World_Seeds@compuserve.com Technical: R@thesys.demon.co.uk http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/homepage.htm ==================================================================== Bob Batson L 39 12 14 N 94 33 16 W bob@sky.net Kansas City TCS - Mystic Fire Priest USDA zone 5b ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Under the most controlled conditions, the experimental apparatus will do exactly as it pleases.