satoyama Wiki

Imo Namasu

CategoryItem
Restores8 (+0.6)
Eating time2s
Compost85%

Cut potatoes fried with sweet vinegar and salt until the moisture has gone.

Obtaining

Usage

A namasu that is really a stir-fry

Nothing is tossed cold here — it goes into the pan. Driving off the moisture over the heat is the point of the dish. The pan supplies its own oil, so none is listed.

Advancements

Satoyama Starred CookChallenge

Bring together one of every dish on the satoyama menu and receive the banner to hang by the door

Making it step by step

Each step shows one batch. Where recipes differ, the route with fewer processing steps is shown.

Process flowchart

Arrows connect each output to the matching ingredient in the next step. Scroll horizontally to explore wider diagrams.

Step 4EquipmentCrafting Table
Ingredients
OutputSalt
Step 3EquipmentCrafting Table
Ingredients
Step 5EquipmentPressing Vat
Ingredients
Step 2EquipmentFermentation Jar
Ingredients
  • Apple / Sweet Berries / Glow Berries / Ume
  • Water Bottle

In the real world

Imo namasu belongs to the Hokushin district of Nagano, around Iiyama. Peeled potatoes are cut into fine strips and soaked for hours to wash out the starch, then fried in oil, seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt and cooked over medium heat until dry. It is made all year, for celebrations and for memorials alike, and floury potatoes suit it best.

Differences in game

Soaking out the starch and draining are not steps of their own. The vinegar and sugar come together as sweet vinegar, while the salt stays on the frying side rather than joining it. Frying and seasoning, then frying dry, are two passes over the same pan, so they fold into one.

References and sources