It's been a while since I've made iridori, which is basically Japanese chicken & vegetable stew. This time I varied the recipe by substituting lotus roots for bamboo shoots. It didn't change the flavor much, but it added some texture variety, plus it just looks neat. On the other side I have rice balls, baked purple sweet potato, baked white sweet potato, steamed broccoli, and sauteed mushrooms.
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