Kankon - Kankon

Japanese: カンコン - かんこん
Kankon - Kankon

…The stems and veins of the red cabbage plant turn reddish purple, and the shoots stand up, so the stems, leaves, and buds are eaten. Enzai (water jar vegetable) (illustration) is also called yosa or kangkong, and is a creeping vegetable of the Convolvulaceae family. Insai (water jar vegetable) has many other names, such as en-sui, and in Japan it is called coriander. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kankon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フォンツァイタイ(紅菜苔)は茎や葉脈が赤紫色になり,とうを立たせて茎葉とつぼみを食べる。エンツァイ(甕菜)(イラスト)はヨウサイまたはカンコンともいい,ヒルガオ科のつる性野菜。インサイ(胡荽)は異名が多く,エンスイともいい,日本ではコエンドロという。…

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