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Gobo, or burdock root, is a type of root vegetables and has many valuable health benefits. Japanese cuisine uses it in many simmered dishes.
Gobō (牛蒡, ごぼう), or burdock root, is a type of root vegetables and has a good source of many valuable nutrients known to have antioxidant, disease-preventing, and health-promoting properties.
This root vegetable is often used in Japanese cooking like Kinpira Gobo, consisting of sautéed gobo and carrot, and many of simmered dishes like Chikuzenni.
Gobō is actually quite long, roughly 20-28 inches (50-70 cm) and weighs 5 oz (150 gram).
This root vegetable is often used in Japanese cooking like Kinpira Gobo, consisting of sautéed gobo and carrot, and many of simmered dishes like Chikuzenni.