DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Pumpkin Rataskep
Also known as: Ainu Pumpkin and Bean Mash, Kabocha Rataskep
Shiraoi Ainu pumpkin, bean and corn mixture seasoned with shikerpe and cod fat.
About Pumpkin Rataskep
This pumpkin rataskep follows the Shiraoi ceremonial version called Botubotu, also named Kampocha Rataskep. The Ainu cultural reconstruction manual combines pumpkin, beans and corn with shikerpe fruit.
Pumpkin and sugar bring sweetness, balanced by salt and the savoury richness of cod fat. Shikerpe, identified in the manual as kihada fruit, supplies the distinctive fruit seasoning.
The pumpkin is soft among the beans and corn. The mixture is substantial rather than soupy, with the cooking liquid reduced away in the documented preparation.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Pumpkin Rataskep
Shiraoi Botubotu / Kampocha Rataskep with cod fat.
- Fresh pumpkinBase
- BeansBase
- Corn kernelsBase
- Shikerpe (kihada fruit)SeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SugarSweetener
- SaltSeasoning
- Cod fatSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fresh pumpkin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Manual names beans without species; exact catalogue mapping unresolved
- Corn kernels: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Corn kernel form named by source; exact processing record unresolved
- Shikerpe (kihada fruit): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source names kihada fruit; exact catalogue identity unresolved
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cod fat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Exact cod-fat product/catalogue record unresolved
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- Bean species, exact shikerpe catalogue identity and cod-fat record remain unresolved.
- Fish is recipe-derived from named cod fat; no allergen-removal exemption, absence or safety claim made.
- Serving temperature is not specified.
Origins & food traditions
The foundation manual documents this as a representative Shiraoi rataskep in the region’s reconstructed Iomante ceremonial cooking.
Countries
- Japan
- JapanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Ainu cuisine
- Ainu CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.