肥ひ後ごずいき

noun

dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province

A traditional product from Higo (present-day Kumamoto). The dried stem of the giant elephant ear plant (zuiki) is used as a food ingredient and historically also as a sex aid. The cross-reference 蓮芋 (hasuimo) is a related plant.

See also: ハスイモ

• 肥ひ後ごずいきは、熊くま本もとの伝でん統とう的てきな保ほ存ぞん食しょくです。

  Higo-zuiki is a traditional preserved food from Kumamoto.

• 肥ひ後ごずいきを水みずで戻もどしてから煮に物ものに使つかいます。

  You rehydrate Higo-zuiki in water and then use it in simmered dishes.