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Vegetables And Plant Ingredients

General Canon

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Daikon Radish Regional Varieties and Preparation

Daikon (大根, 'big root', Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) is Japan's most versatile and extensive…

Japan — daikon cultivatio

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Gobo Burdock Root Japanese Preparation

Gobō (牛蒡, burdock root, Arctium lappa) is one of Japan's most distinctively prepared root vegetables…

Japan — gobō cultivation

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Japanese Sea Vegetable Hiziki Mozuku and Specialty Algae

While wakame and kombu have received dedicated coverage, Japan's broader sea vegetable (kaiso) cultu…

Japan — sea vegetable gat

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Kimpira Stir-Braised Vegetable Technique

Kinpira (金平) is a fundamental Japanese cooking method — a two-stage process combining stir-frying an…

Japan — kinpira method do

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Kinoko Mushroom Hunting and Wild Foraging Culture Japan

Wild mushroom foraging (kinoko gari — 'mushroom hunting') is a deeply embedded autumn leisure activi…

Japan — matsutake in lite

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Kinton Mashed Sweet Potato Potato Autumn

Kinton (金団, also written 金とん) encompasses several related preparations of mashed sweet potato or che…

Japan — satsumaimo introd

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Murasaki Imo and Natsu Imo Sweet Potato Varieties Japan

Japan cultivates a remarkable variety of sweet potato (satsumaimo, Ipomoea batatas) forms, with regi…

Japan — satsumaimo introd

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Nameko Mushroom Slippery Texture and Noodle Applications

Nameko (Pholiota nameko) — the small, amber-capped mushroom with a distinctive natural gelatinous co…

Japan — nameko cultivatio

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Shungiku and Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens in Cooking

Shungiku (春菊 — 'spring chrysanthemum') — the edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria, also called …

Japan — shungiku cultivat

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Sudachi and Japanese Citrus Variety Exploration

Japan's citrus landscape extends far beyond yuzu (which has received extensive coverage) into a rich…

Japan — sudachi from Toku

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Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Spring Preparation

Takenoko (筍, bamboo shoot) is among Japan's most eagerly anticipated spring ingredients — the rapidl…

Japan — bamboo shoot harv

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Teppo-Yaki and Enoki Mushroom Preparations

Enoki mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes — known commercially as enokitake, 榎茸) are one of Japan's most…

Japan — commercial cultiv