This week’s recipe “miso-dare oden” is a variation of “oden ... Add ingredients for simmering liquid into pot, then add daikon radish, konjac, fish cake and place on medium heat.

One 81-year-old woman from Nara Prefecture said she uses the broth of an “oden” hot pot to “cook potatoes and eggs with to make a potato salad. It’s good with cucumber and onion added.” ...