hoshina soup
A soup made with dried vegetables (干菜). A traditional Japanese dish.
See also: 干し菜 (ほしな)
The hoshina soup my grandmother makes has a simple and gentle flavor.
干菜 refers to the dried vegetables themselves, while 干菜汁 is the soup made with them.
Standard kanji spelling for this soup name.
Alternate kanji spelling using 乾 for 'dried'.
Compound of 干菜 (hoshina, 'dried vegetables') + 汁 (shiru, 'soup').