Angelica japonica is often stated as poisonous in Japan (it’s a confusion species to presumably better tasting Ashitaba; see http://sitakisou.blog.fc2.com/blog-date-20150427.html for a discussion about this), it is nevertheless easy to find folks that eat it and recipes, including this hamaudo, minami taniwatari (Asplenium antiquum fern fiddleheads), carrot and purple squid stir-fry (from http://www.dc.ogb.go.jp/toukan/62yasou/plant/yaso-cooking/hamaudotominamitaniwatariitame.html)

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