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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
The seventh of the first month has been an important Japanese festival since ancient times. Jingchu Suishiji, written in the Six Dynasties China, recorded the Southern Chinese custom of eating a hot soup that contains seven vegetables to bring longevity and health and ward off evil on the 7th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.
Nozawana (野沢菜), Brassica rapa L. var. hakabura) is a Japanese leaf vegetable, of the brassica family, a form of turnip greens.It is a biennial plant often pickled that has been cultivated in the Shin'etsu region, centered around the village of Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture.
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.
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]
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.
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]
Nanohana flowers in Saitama Prefecture (Brassica napus) . Nanohana (菜の花) is a Japanese generic name for flowers of the Brassicaceae family.The related term, nabana (菜花, 'vegetable flower'), refers to the flowers and leaf stalks of turnip, napa cabbage, cabbage, brown mustard, zha cai, and broccoli, belonging to the Brassicaceae family, commonly used in Japanese cuisine. [1]