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Category to include characteristically Japanese vegetables and also cultivated varieties. Pages in category "Japanese vegetables" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
The name jinenjo refers to roots dug from the wild. Nagaimo [ ja ] ( D. opposita ) – In a strict sense, refers to the long truncheon-like form. Yamatoimo [ ja ] ( D. opposita ) – A fan-shaped (ginkgo leaf shaped) variety, more viscous than the long form.
Daikon [2] or mooli, [3] Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. . Originally native to continental East Asia, [4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internat
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list.
Wasabi (Japanese: ワサビ, わさび, or 山葵, pronounced) or Japanese horseradish (Eutrema japonicum [3] syn. Wasabia japonica) [4] is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan, the Russian Far East [1] including Sakhalin, and the Korean Peninsula.
Japan has significant diversity in flora. Of approximately 5,600 total vascular plant species, almost 40% are endemic. [1] This richness is due to the significant variation in latitude and altitude across the country, a diversity of climatic conditions due to monsoons, and multiple geohistorical incidences of connections with the mainland.
Oenanthe javanica, commonly Java waterdropwort, [3] water celery, [4] water dropwort, [5] Chinese celery, [4] Indian pennywort, [6] minari and Japanese (flat leaf) parsley, [4] is a plant of the genus Oenanthe originating from East Asia. It has a widespread native distribution in temperate Asia and tropical Asia, and is also native to ...
Komatsuna (小松菜 （ コマツナ ）) or Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) is a leaf vegetable. It is a variety of Brassica rapa, the plant species that yields the turnip, mizuna, napa cabbage, and rapini. It is grown commercially in Japan and Taiwan. It is a versatile vegetable that is cooked and eaten in many ways.