Health Benefits of Burdock & How to cut it?

Health Benefits of Burdock

Gobo is a Burdock root, famous for its high dietary fibre content. It has several health benefits like:

great for bowel movement
blood purifying
immunity boost
lowering blood sugar
lowering blood pressure level

Sasagaki Gobo – How to cut a Burdock root (Gobo)?

Remove the skin using back side of the knife.
With a sharp knife, make vertical cuts into the root, about 7 inches (20cm) from the end.
Shave the cut end of burdock. Pretend the root is a pencil and you are sharpening it. Rotate the root as you go.

You can use sasagaki gobo ( shaved burdock) for:

Kinpira gobo – Sauteed and simmered burdock root & carrots (Recipe for Kinpira Gobo)

Takikomi gohan – Japanese style pilaf

Kenchin jiru – Clear soup using root veggies and tofu

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Health Benefits of Burdock & How to cut it?