Cut the cooked lotus root into 5mm slices and add it to the onion and aubergine mixture. Tip in the shimeji mushrooms, add two heaped tablespoons of miso paste and fry for a minute. Add the mirin ...

It boasts the tell-tale delicate sweetness of the lotus root but leaves a bland, clean taste, according to aficionados. It takes about 800 kilograms of lotus roots to produce 1,800 bottles.

Very finely mince the fish, pulling out and discarding any bones you find. Very finely chop the lotus root. Mince the ginger and spring onions. Thoroughly combine the pork with the soy sauce ...