Chinese water-chestnut

Japanese: Chinese water-chestnut(英語表記)Chinesewaterchestnut
Chinese water-chestnut

... A plant known since ancient times, the name kuroguwai already appears in the Wamyōshō and Honsho Wamyo, and in the past its tubers may have been collected from wild plants or cultivated and eaten. Currently, what is commonly known as kuroguwai in Chinese cuisine is not the original Japanese kuroguwai, but the tuber of the Chinese-bred giant kuroguwai E. dulcis Trinius ssp. tuberosa (Roxb.) T.Koyama, whose Chinese name is 荸薺馬舌 (Chinese water-chestnut). The tuber is oblate and surrounded by a purplish-brown to almost black skin, grows to a size of 3-5 cm in diameter and 1.5-2 cm in height, and its white flesh is slightly sweet and crisp. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Chinese water-chestnut" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 古くから知られた植物で,クログワイの名は《和名抄》や《本草和名》にすでに出ており,昔はその塊茎を野生の植物から採り,または栽培して食用にしたかもしれない。現在,中華料理で通称クログワイとして出されるものは日本本来のクログワイではなく,中国で育種されたオオクログワイE.dulcis Trinius ssp.tuberosa (Roxb.) T.Koyamaの塊茎で漢名を荸薺馬蹄(英名Chinese water‐chestnut)というものである。この塊茎は紫褐色からほぼ黒色の皮に包まれた扁球形で,直径3~5cm,高さ1.5~2cmの大きさになり,白い肉はわずかに甘味があって歯切れがよい。…

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