Kukuinoki - Kukuinoki

Japanese: ククイノキ - くくいのき
Kukuinoki - Kukuinoki

…Palm oil is made from the endosperm of the coconut palm, but coconut milk, which is a step before coconut oil, is more commonly used for food. In this region, oil was collected from the candle nut tree of the Euphorbiaceae family and used for lighting. In China, soybeans, perilla, oil tea (camellia oleracea), and tallow were widely cultivated, but most were used for lighting or for rain gear, and lard was important for food. …

From [Aburagiri (Oil Paulownia)]

…Also known as oil tree, poisonous perilla, candida, and yamagiri. Tung oil can also be obtained from A. fordii Hemsl. and A. montana Wils. in China, and A. moluccana Willd. (candlenut tree) in the Pacific Islands, and they are widely cultivated in China and Taiwan. [Ogata Ken]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kukuinoki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヤシ油はココヤシの胚乳部からつくられるが,むしろその一歩手前のココナッツ・ミルクのほうが食用には一般的である。またこの地域ではトウダイグサ科のククイノキ(キャンドル・ナッツ)から油脂が採集され,灯火用に用いられていた。中国ではダイズ,エゴマ,油茶(アブラツバキ),アブラギリなどの品種改良が進んでいたが,多くは灯火用あるいは雨具用の油として用いられ,食用としては豚脂が重要であった。…

【アブラギリ(油桐)】より

…別名は油木,毒荏(どくえ),イヌギリ,ヤマギリ。中国のシナアブラギリA.fordii Hemsl.およびカントンアブラギリA.montana Wils.や太平洋諸島のククイノキA.moluccana Willd.(英名candlenut tree)からもキリ油が得られ,中国,台湾を含め広く栽培される。【緒方 健】。…

※「ククイノキ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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