Iwatake is a Japanese lichen (Umbilicaria esculenta) that is collected from cliff faces and prepared as tempura or sunomono .

Categories: Edible fungi Fungus
Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Also known as:
Wikidata ID: Q1316373
Wikipedia title: Umbilicaria esculenta
References:
Wikipedia article: Umbilicaria esculenta
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995

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