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Tsukemono (漬物, "pickled things") are Japanese preserved vegetables (usually pickled in salt, brine, [1] or a bed of rice bran). [2] They are served with rice as an okazu (side dish), with drinks as an otsumami (snack), as an accompaniment to or garnish for meals, and as a course in the kaiseki portion of a Japanese tea ceremony. [citation ...
Edamame is a popular side dish at Japanese izakaya restaurants with local varieties being in demand, depending on the season. [13] Salt and garlic are typical condiments for edamame. In Japan, a coarse salt wet with brine is preferred on beans eaten directly from the pod. [14] [15]
Mizuna has been cultivated in Japan since ancient times. Mizuna was successfully grown in the International Space Station in 2019. [7] It grows in hardiness zones 4 to 9, prefers full sun or partial shade, well-drained soil and a pH of 6.5–7.0. [8]
Vegetables in the onion family are called negi in Japanese. Asatsuki – type of chives; Nira – Chinese chives or garlic chive; Rakkyo; Wakegi – formerly thought a variety of scallion, but geneticists discover it to be a cross with the bulb onion (A. × wakegi). Green onions or scallions
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.
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.
Kintoki carrots. Kyōyasai (京野菜 "Kyoto vegetables") are heirloom vegetables originating in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture.According to the research of the Laboratory of Health and Environment of Kyoto, kyōyasai have more minerals, fibers and vitamins, as well as nutrients that repair DNA than other vegetables. [1]
Aojiru (青汁) is a Japanese vegetable drink most commonly made from kale or young barley grass. [1] The drink is also known as green drink or green juice in English, a direct translation of the Japanese meaning.