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Yukina no fusube-zuke雪菜のふすべ漬け

Yukina, a blanched flower stalk grown under the snow, is cut, dipped three times for a few seconds in boiling water, steamed briefly in its own heat, cooled, and salted at 2 % under a weight in a sealed container. On the third day a sharp heat comes out. MAFF names the heat as isothiocyanate and describes no lactic ferment, so this is a boundary entry.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Yukina no fusube-zuke itself.

Short entryVegetables3 days

Recipe

Amounts from a sourceMAFF regional-cuisine recipe from Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences and the Kaminagai yukina growers' group; the page notes that recipes vary by household.
Yukina400 gCut in 3 cm lengths; thick bases split[maff-yamagata]
Salt8 g (2 % of the yukina)[maff-yamagata]

Total time across the recorded steps: 3 days

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What changes: The yukina is washed, trimmed and cut in 3 cm lengths

Step 1 of 5
Wash and cut the yukina
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Yukina, a blanched flower stalk grown under the snow, is cut, dipped three times for a few seconds in boiling water, steamed briefly in its own heat, cooled, and salted at 2 % under a weight in a sealed container. On the third day a sharp heat comes out. MAFF names the heat as isothiocyanate and describes no lactic ferment, so this is a boundary entry. Made in 5 steps over 3 days. The longest step, salt, weight and seal, takes 3 days (MAFF うちの郷土料理 (Our regional cuisines) 2026). Salt is 2 % (MAFF うちの郷土料理 (Our regional cuisines) 2026).

Key numbers
Main step3 daysReported[maff-yamagata]Salt, weight and seal
Salt2 %Reported[maff-yamagata]Salt, weight and seal

What makes this one different

A quick scald in boiling water and three days sealed in salt bring out a sharp, volatile heat, which MAFF names as isothiocyanate. MAFF describes no lactic ferment.

Related ferments

Safety

The MAFF recipe uses only 2 % salt and no acid. It seals the blanched stalks in thick plastic under a weight, puts them in a cool place such as the refrigerator once water rises, and says to eat them within 1 week, because the pungency fades with time.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Grown under snow in the Kaminagai district of Yonezawa; the name yukina dates from 1930. The vegetable is on Slow Food's Ark of Taste (MAFF).

  1. [maff-yamagata] MAFF うちの郷土料理 (Our regional cuisines), 雪菜のふすべ漬け (Yamagata), recipe from Saitō Hiroko, Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences, and the Kaminagai yukina growers' group, read 2026-10-23gov
  2. [oishii-yamagata] おいしい山形推進機構事務局 (Oishii Yamagata promotion office, Yamagata Prefecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dept.), やまがた伝統野菜 置賜地域:雪菜, recipe 'ふすべ漬け', read 2026-11-01gov