noun
dried leaves (esp. daikon and turnip)
Refers to dried leafy parts of vegetables, particularly daikon (radish) and turnip greens, used in traditional Japanese cooking. Often rehydrated and simmered.
See also: 干葉
干し菜を水で戻してから煮物に使います。
I rehydrate the dried leaves in water and then use them in simmered dishes.
祖母は冬に大根の干し菜を作ります。
My grandmother makes dried daikon leaves in winter.
干葉 (ほしば) also means dried leaves, but is a more general term for dried leafy vegetables, while 干し菜 often specifically refers to daikon or turnip leaves.
Compound of 干し (dried, from verb 干す 'to dry') and 菜 (leafy vegetable, greens).