This is a dish of burdock roots and sesame with dressing. Burdock root is very tough and strong, so this is considered to be a food which brings good luck. In the Kansai district, it replaces kuromame as one of the mitsuzakana.

Ingredients (serves four) Burdock root 300g Soy sauce 2 tbls Sugar 1 tbls White sesame seeds 3 tbls	1. Cut burdock roots into 3 cm strips, and soak them in water.
2. Boil them with vinegar and water.	3. Dress them with sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame seeds.