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PICKLES

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 17, 2021
How the napa cabbage became the king of leafy greens in Japan
The napa cabbage is key to both traditional washoku dishes as well as ones of Chinese origin. It's also one of the easiest vegetables to pickle at home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 30, 2019
Isoism: Making Japanese tsukemono sexy again
With innovative presentation and casual-chic flair, Kyoto's Isoism is bringing tsukemono (Japanese pickle) techniques into the 21st century.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 26, 2019
Hana-Renkon: Pickles preserve local lotus root farming culture
The combination of white renkkon (lotus root) pieces swimming in pickle juices next to vibrant red and yellow bell pepper slices makes the whole product look like an edible flower arrangement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Aug 17, 2019
Food to combat summer fatigue: Ginger pork with veggie pickles
Natsubate, the fatigue and lethargy you feel during the summer months, can seriously affect your energy levels. But eating the right food, such as this easy-to-make ginger pork, can help keep you feeling energized.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Aug 19, 2017
Pickle your own veggies with a traditional Japanese nukadoko
The nukazuke method of pickling vegetables in a fermented rice bran bed called a nukadoko was developed in the 17th century. Since vegetables pickled in a nukadoko absorb Vitamin B1 from the rice bran, they helped to prevent beriberi, an illness stemming from a lack of the vitamin that was so prevalent in Edo (present-day Tokyo) that it was called "the Edo disease."
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 20, 2014
Aichi shrine worships pickles god
There is a shrine in Ama, Aichi Prefecture, dedicated to Japan's only god of pickles.

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