Have you tried Sautéed Yam before? This crunchy and toasty Sautéed Yam absorbs the flavors from soy sauce being charred in the pan. The recipe was featured on the popular Japanese TV program called Shinya Shokudo (深夜食堂) or ’Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories‘ now available on Netflix.

It can be eaten raw unlike other types of yams. Inspired by the Japanese drama, Midnight Diner. Nagaimo is one of my favorite Japanese vegetables and with the perpetual popularity of Japanese cuisine, nagaimo continues to gain more visibility in the West.It is a Japanese yam that, unlike other yams which can only be eaten cooked, can be eaten either cooked or raw. There are other mountain yams, such as icho-imo, yamamot-imo, tsukune-imo.

Naga-imo is a kind of mountain yam, the tuberous root of a climbing vine.

Nagaimo is very slippery, so be careful. Nagaimo is also known as Chinese yam, Korean yam, Japanese mountain yam or is sometimes referred to as yamaimo.

Mountain yams take on a gluey, almost mucilaginous consistency when … You may have seen these long, light-skinned, and hairy roots at your Japanese or Chinese markets and wondered about their relation to other kinds of tubers. It’s long and has light color skin and hairy roots. Nagaimo (長芋) is a type of mountain yams. To eat, we peel the skin with a peeler (or knife).