Japanese food

Last update September 9, 2025

Japanese Food - Yurine -



  

Yuri Ne

Lily Bulb

Yurine is a compound word consisting of Yuri (a lily) and Ne (a root), and the food specifically refers to an edible bulb of a lily species (not any lily). Individual petal-like pieces of a bulb are carefully separated, rinsed, and then boiled with a small amount of salt. The natural mild sweetness and pleasing starchiness make an elegant Kinton (sweet-tasting mashed root vegetables), a typical Osechi Ryori (New Year’s cuisine) item or an ingredient for dishes such as Chawan Mushi (steamed egg curd). It has also been used as a traditional medicinal ingredient.

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Yurine before cooking. 		japanese-food-yurine-kinton
Cooked Yurine. 		japanese-food-yurine-kinton
Yurine Kinton arranged in Ojū (a lacquered container).
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Yurine before cooking.

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Cooked Yurine.

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Yurine Kinton arranged in Ojū (a lacquered container).