Takana Spaghetti (Mustard green pasta)

Takana Spaghetti

What kind of dish is Takana Spaghetti?

This is a very easy Japanese takana spaghetti recipe using mustard green.

takana = mustard green

Takana is the Japanese word for mustard greens.

Pickled mustard greens are called takana zuke in Japanese, and pickled mustard greens and chili peppers fried in sesame oil and seasoned with soy sauce and other seasonings are called Takana Aburaitame. (Aburaitame means fried in oil.)

Takana Aburaitame has a unique taste and aroma that attracts people.

It is rich in nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin K, iron, and potassium.

Takana contains a pungent ingredient called allyl isothiocyanate, which is said to have bactericidal and antibacterial properties as well as to stimulate the secretion of gastric juices and promote digestion.

Takana can be eaten raw, but it is often processed and sold as pickles (takanazuke).

The most common takana pickles are pickled in salt and fermented with lactic acid, but some are made with soy sauce or miso.

You can also make aburaitame at home by frying takanazuke and flavoring it with chili peppers and sesame oil.

I usually prefer to use store-bought takana aburaitame for spaghetti or fried rice. That way, all you need to season it is soy sauce, so it’s foolproof.

Ingredients that can be this spaghetti with it include not only sausages, but also shrimp, bacon, and chicken thighs. Also, topping it with mentaiko is a highly recommended way to vary it. Choose ingredients according to your taste.

NUTRITION FACTS : Takana spaghetti

• 501 Calories
• Protein 19.0 g
• Total Fat 14.3 g
• Total Carbohydrates 77.8 g
• Sodium 3.6 g

INGREDIENTS : Takana Spaghetti

• Spaghetti 100g
  • Salt 5g
  • water 1000g
• Sausages 36g
• Garlic 5g
• Chili pepper 1piece
• Olive oil 5g
• Dark soy sauce 5g
• Takana abura itame (Mustard greens fried in sesame oil) 20g

How to make Takana spaghetti

1. Bring water to a boil, add salt, and cook the spaghetti for the specified time. (I boil 1.7mm spaghetti for 7 minutes.)
2. Cut the sausage into bite-sized pieces.
3. Chop the garlic
4. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the garlic, chilli pepper and sausage.
5. Transfer the boiled spaghetti to a frying pan and mix everything together.
6. Add 2 tablespoons of the spaghetti cooking water.
7. Add soy sauce and takana aburaitame and stir-fry over high heat.
8. Once everything is mixed, turn off the heat.