金平牛蒡 / Kimpira Gobou

金平牛蒡是和食的代表菜色之一。使用的食材有牛蒡、胡蘿蔔、蓮藕等根菜類。切成細絲後用甜鹹醬汁來拌炒。有時候也會放入辣椒。在日本很久以前開始就將牛蒡視為食用蔬菜，全球則是將牛蒡視為藥草而廣為人知。含有抗氧化作用的成分，富含食物纖維。北海道的牛蒡生產量是47個都道府縣中的第4位。

Kimpira Gobou is one of the most popular side dishes in Japanese cuisine. Kimpira is a boy's name in a famous, old Japanese tale who is physically very strong. Gobou is edible burdock, which is a popular ingredient for Japanese dishes, and is widely used as a medical plant throughout Asia. For Kimpira Gobou, a root plant such as edible burdock, carrot or lotus root is used. To cook it, the burdock is chopped into thin strips and cooked with soy sauce and a bit of sugar. Hokkaido is the fourth biggest producer of the 47 prefectural states in Japan.