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Ainu Culture

Sweet cow parsnip and bean rataskep

Sweet cow parsnip and bean rataskep

Rataskep is often introduced as an Ainu dish. It is a boiled dish using wild plants, vegetables, beans or other ingredients, and sometimes several ingredients are mixed together. It is usually seasoned with fat or salt.

photo courtesy: Shinhidaka Town Ainu Museum

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