【 菜の花 (nanohana) 】rapeseed blossom
Young rapeseed shoots are also called 菜の花 (nanohana) and are considered a vegetable. They're similar to broccoli rabe.
The mature plant is called 油菜 (aburana), and oil extracted from it is called 菜种油 (nataneyu or nataneabura), literally “vegetable-seed oil,” known as rapeseed or canola oil. known as
The kanji 菜 (read な or サイ) represents ”vegetable” or おかず, ”a side dish.”
野菜 (やさい) = vegetable
惣菜 (そうざい) = the same as おかず, a side dish
前菜 (ぜんさい) = appetizer source
Young rapeseed shoots are also called 菜の花 (nanohana) and are considered a vegetable. They're similar to broccoli rabe.
The mature plant is called 油菜 (aburana), and oil extracted from it is called 菜种油 (nataneyu or nataneabura), literally “vegetable-seed oil,” known as rapeseed or canola oil. known as
The kanji 菜 (read な or サイ) represents ”vegetable” or おかず, ”a side dish.”
野菜 (やさい) = vegetable
惣菜 (そうざい) = the same as おかず, a side dish
前菜 (ぜんさい) = appetizer source
【 たけのこ (takenoko) 】bamboo shoot
There are two ways of writing the kanji for たけのこ:
「竹の子」and 「笋」
The former stands for the plant (young bamboo). The latter stands for the vegetable (edible shoots).
たけのこご饭(はん) ”bamboo shoot rice” is a classic, simple Spring dish.
1. Cook the rice with 出汁(だし) broth, soy sauce, sake, みりん (sweet sake), boiled たけのこ and 油扬げ(あぶらあげ) deep-fried tofu in a rice cooker or earthen pot.
2. Garnish the bowl of たけのこご饭 with some fragrant 木の芽(きのめ, leaf bud of サンショウ Japanese pepper) for color and added flavor. source
There are two ways of writing the kanji for たけのこ:
「竹の子」and 「笋」
The former stands for the plant (young bamboo). The latter stands for the vegetable (edible shoots).
たけのこご饭(はん) ”bamboo shoot rice” is a classic, simple Spring dish.
1. Cook the rice with 出汁(だし) broth, soy sauce, sake, みりん (sweet sake), boiled たけのこ and 油扬げ(あぶらあげ) deep-fried tofu in a rice cooker or earthen pot.
2. Garnish the bowl of たけのこご饭 with some fragrant 木の芽(きのめ, leaf bud of サンショウ Japanese pepper) for color and added flavor. source