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Menma
Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the condiment. For the fictional character, see Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai § Characters.
Menma (メンマ, 麺麻, 麺碼) is a Japanese condiment made from lacto-fermented bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots are dried in the sun or through other means before the process of fermentation. Menma is a common topping for noodle soups, notably ramen. Menma is primarily produced in China, with brands imported from southern China and Taiwan being popular.[1] Menma is also known as shinachiku (支那竹), "Chinese bamboo".[1][2]
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