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      Title: Doi's Vinegared Cucumber And Octopus
 Categories: Japanese, Squid, Dressing
      Yield: 4 servings
 
    150 g  Boiled octopus
      1 tb Vinegar
      2    Cucumbers
           Salt
           NIHAIZU (TWO-FLAVOR) VINEGAR DRESSING:
    1/4 c  Vinegar
      1 tb Light soy sauce
      1 ts Mirin
     15 g  Grated ginger
 
  TAKO TO KYUURI NO SUNOMONO
  
  Cut the octopus into bite size chunks by slicing tentacles crosswise
  diagonally. Pour the vinegar and let it settle. Then eliminate all the
  excess vinegar.
  
  Cut the cucumber into thick slices, submerge in salt water and let it
  soften. Then squeeze out all moisture.
  
  Pour the vinegar dressing over the octopus and the cucumber and mix.
  Garnish and place small amount of grated ginger on top.
  
  Recipe by Doi Yoshiharu
  Translated by Yoshiko Fukuda
 
  Tako is Octopus
  Kyuuri is cucumber
  Su is vinegar
  Su-nomono is a vinegared salad where the marinating slightly
  pickles the vegetables

  -JW

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