Nosh of the Day: Tororo

Today I tried Tororo. Actually grated Japanese yam, it initially resembles a small bowl of porridge. In fact, you mix it up with a little soy sauce and have it on rice. To me, the consistency has similarities to the 'slimy sauce' part of natto* (a kind of raw egg-white effect). But it is far more palatable than natto, and has no smell! In fact it almost had no flavour (apart from the added soy) but kinda nice texture on rice :)

Apparently this variety is the only one of the yam family that can be eaten uncooked.

* My Japanese friend completely disagreed with this, but honestly, we don't have many slimy-effect foods in Europe, so perhaps they all seem similar to me!