pickled radish

Satsuma radish – Sakurajima (Island) radish and Kokubu radish

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Satsuma is the old province name for the now Western part of Kagoshima prefecture and place of one of the most famous radishes. Satsuma radish owns a reputation of being very big and heavy, and you expect it to be rather tough and woody due to its size. Yet it is soft in fiber, which … Read more

The origin of takuan

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Pickled vegetables are generally known under the term tsukemono in Japanese, which can be translated as “pickled things”. If you go to a supermarket or pickle store in Japan or an Asian shop when living abroad, you can discover a broad range of pickled products made from vegetables, such as cucumbers, eggplants, bamboo sprouts, and … Read more