Korean water parsley dish in line in Japan...It's good for taste and smell as well as for this
May 21, 2025
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Recently, Japan's TBS program 'Hiruobi' detailed that water parsley is gaining huge popularity in Japan due to the influence of the Korean Wave. Shin-Okubo, Tokyo's largest Korean town, is always crowded with Japanese people to taste Korean water parsley dishes.
The most popular menus were 'Minari Pork Belly' and 'Minari Stew'. In particular, menus using water parsley are expanding their stride with Japanese dishes such as water parsley pancakes, water parsley galbitang, and curry ramen. According to a local restaurant site, the number of restaurants selling water parsley stew in Tokyo has more than quadrupled in the past decade.
Minari is an alkaline food rich in various vitamins, minerals, and fiber, such as vitamin C, E, A, and B, and is good for releasing toxins accumulated in the body.
It also contains ingredients that are good for liver health, helping to relieve headaches and vomiting after drinking, as well as prevent hepatitis and cirrhosis. In addition, the abundant folic acid smoothly supplies oxygen to the blood and helps prevent anemia. An anticoagulant component called coumarin in water parsley helps blood circulation and lowers blood pressure, and potassium also helps prevent high blood pressure and gout. In addition, calcium, iron, and phosphorus components in water parsley are effective in bone formation and prevention of osteoporosis.
In addition, the abundant quercetin is an antioxidant and is known to help prevent anti-inflammatory effects and various cancers.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
