Kanpyō (food)
Kanpyō (かんぴょう or 干瓢), sometimes romanized and pronounced kampyō, are dried shavings of Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida, a variety of calabash gourd. The gourd is known as yugao (夕顔) or fukube (フクベ) in Japanese. Kanpyō is an ingredient in traditional Edo style Japanese cuisine. Cooked and flavored kanpyō is commonly used in futomaki sushi roll.
Kanpyō (raw), dried shavings of Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1,079 kJ (258 kcal) |
65.03 g | |
| Dietary fiber | 9.8 g |
0.56 g | |
| Saturated | 0.045 g |
| Trans | 0 |
| Monounsaturated | 0.103 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.244 g |
Protein | 8.58 g |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Vitamin A | 0 IU |
| Thiamine (B1) | 0% 0 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 3% 0.044 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 18% 2.9 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 51% 2.553 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 31% 0.532 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 15% 61 μg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% 0 μg |
| Vitamin C | 0% 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0% 0 IU |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 22% 280 mg |
| Copper | 48% 0.433 mg |
| Iron | 28% 5.12 mg |
| Magnesium | 30% 125 mg |
| Manganese | 49% 1.137 mg |
| Phosphorus | 15% 188 mg |
| Potassium | 53% 1582 mg |
| Selenium | 5% 2.6 μg |
| Sodium | 1% 15 mg |
| Zinc | 53% 5.86 mg |
| Other constituents | Quantity |
| Water | 19.97 g |
| Alcohol (ethanol) | 0 |
| Caffeine | 0 |
| Cholesterol | 0 |
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. | |
Kanpyō was originally grown in the Osaka region. Now it is a specialty product of Tochigi Prefecture, where it is a cottage industry. The region is so tied to the food product that it hosts the "Kanpyō Highway with History and Romance". The yuru-chara for Oyama, Tochigi is Kapyomaru (かぴょ丸), an anthropomorphized calabash.
The gourd is harvested between late July and September. The white flesh of the gourd is cut into strips 3 cm wide and 3 mm thick, then either dried in the sun or dehydrated. Over 200 tons a year of dried kanpyō are produced per year. Kanpyō available in the United States is sometimes chemically bleach-dried to a very white color, as opposed to the creamy color of the naturally-dried kind. Sulfur dioxide is sometimes used as a fumigant but must not be used in concentrations exceeding 5.0 g per 1 kg of dry matter.