I need the name of something I ate in a Japanese bento?

I had a saba bento last night with broiled mackeral, potatoe salad, rice, takuwan, some kind of chicken and stewed vegetables. Inside the stewed veggies compartment was stewed chunks of daikon, carrot and taro. There was also a ball of something resembling a fish ball. I thought that'd what it was until I bit into it. It was really soft, and tasted something like yam/taro/potato all mushed up and formed into a small ball the size of fish balls. It wasn't very salty, sweet, sour, bitter or flavourful. I'd like to know what this particular item is called. By the way it was a light beigey-grey color, it looked just like a fish ball.I need the name of something I ate in a Japanese bento?
鈾mmmm, IF it wasn't kon'nyaku as aska said 锝瀒t could also be "satoimo". (Taro potato)

Take a look here at the round balls in the yellow container.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelotus/4鈥?/a>

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1155鈥?/a>

Look like that?

Look at the center item here:

http://www.hamadaya.net/image/nimono.jpg

That it? You could have had "nimono" and it was "satoimo". I love nimono!

Daikon nimono with satoimo:

http://marbowcurry.cocolog-nifty.com/blo鈥?/a>

Yummy!(*^o^*)

Hope that helps!鈾?Thought this could be it because it's also a "light beigey-grey color".I need the name of something I ate in a Japanese bento?
鈾lad to help! It's a Taro potato, as I mentioned in my answer. The Japanese name is "satoimo" - imo means potato. So it's a type of Japanese potato. I love these. I also use them in soups and many dishes.鈾?

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I need the name of something I ate in a Japanese bento?
See, this is the Taro potato in it's natural form. It's then peeled and cooked.

http://star.gs/~miyake/images/鈥?/a>

Usually always has the cute round shape.

See it in nimono:

http://japanesefood.about.com/鈥?/a>

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I need the name of something I ate in a Japanese bento?
i think that kon'nyaku?



http://kokonuggetyumyum.blogspot.com/200鈥?/a>

http://www.justhungry.com/2007/01/konnya鈥?/a>



there are lots of shapes

some are just like fish ball and colored. (red, green, grey)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konnyaku



kon'nyaku doesn't have taste. we use soy sauce and wasabi or japanese masterd etc.

i think you ate stewed one.

smokey bones