1365 Osage Street
Denver, Colorado 80204
303-595-3666
info@domorestaurant.com
For the side dish NIGAURI BUTA DOFU, Gaku Homma, Domo owner and head chef, slowly simmers sliced nigauri (bitter melon) with sliced buta (pork), tofu and itokonnyaku (konnyaku yam cake noodles) and adds miso for taste. Although nigauri is popular throughout Japan, this side dish is a favorite on the southern island of Okinawa. The Okinawan people are very fond of the nigauri bitter melon, which may be part of the reason Okinawa has the largest populations of active centurions of anywhere in the world.
At Domo, all of the dishes are prepared for the pleasure of our dining guests, with great care taken to stimulate not only the palate, but all of the senses. The owner’s careful approach for presenting this mildly bitter-tasting dish attracts curiosity and delight from inquisitive guests. This Domo side dish certainly offers an opportunity for a culinary adventure.
Foods with a mild bitterness may be used to detoxify the body and stimulate body systems. Wise Japanese elders who understood how the human body interacts with nature taught us what to eat each season to maintain an optimal balanced diet. An old proverb says, “In spring, eat foods that are bitter to cleanse the body. In summer, eat foods that are sour to cool the body. In autumn, eat foods that are sweet to store energy, and in winter, eat foods that are high in fat to protect the body from cold.”
nigauri-bitter melon
Nigauri (bitter melon) is native to the tropical regions of Japan. Its edible oblong fruit has a distinctive bumpy green skin that resembles a cucumber. The fruit, leaves and stem have been used for various medicinal treatments including viral diseases, infections, cancer, tumors and diabetes.
One serving of NIGAURI BUTA
DOFU provides approximately:
70 calories (4%), 3 grams carbohydrates, 1.1 grams dietary
fiber (4%) , 5 grams protein, 4.3 grams fat (7%), 0 % cholesterol, 2%
Vitamin A, 30% vitamin C, 7% iron, 1% potassium, and 7 % sodium.
Supplier: H-Mart
Market
Product origin: Japan,
USA