Blackened grilled food - Kuroyaki

Japanese: 黒焼き - くろやき

Plants and animals are steamed and baked in earthenware jars while still retaining their original shape until they are blackened. This was a folk remedy introduced from mainland China, and blackened food shops flourished in Edo and Osaka around the time of the Genroku and Kyoho eras. Mamushi snakes were said to be a miracle cure for venereal diseases, and newts for marital harmony, but the medicinal properties of many of these are unclear. There is a humorous story in "Chikusai" about how blackened old tatami mats and old paper were used to cure malaria.

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Japanese:

動植物を土器の壺で原形をとどめたまま蒸焼にして黒く焼いたもの。中国大陸から伝来した民間薬で元禄・享保ごろには江戸・大坂で黒焼屋が繁盛した。マムシは強壮，アオダイショウは性病，イモリは夫婦和合の妙薬といわれたが，薬効はあいまいなものが多い。《竹斎》に古畳や古紙子の黒焼で瘧(おこり)をなおしたという笑話がある。

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