Moso-jiru bamboo soup 孟宗汁

Moso-jiru is the quintessential springtime dish in Tsuruoka. It’s a hearty soup that stars the Moso bamboo shoot as its main ingredient, gently simmered in a sweet miso-based broth alongside shiitake mushrooms and deep-fried tofu (atsuage). The Yutagawa Onsen area, in particular, is renowned for crafting some of the finest moso-jiru soups, thanks to the abundance of bamboo shoots found in the forests surrounding the village.