Friday, March 19, 2010

Delicious Nippon : Episode 4 – Vegetables

Today’s episode of Delicious Nippon takes a look at some of the vegetables used in Japanese cuisine.

Synopsis : An introduction to Japanese vegetables; the cultivation and harvesting of nagaimo yams (長芋); a visit to a nagaimo farm in Aomori Prefecture (青森県); various ways that nagaimo can be prepared and served (e.g. juice, fries, dumplings, suiton soup); the cultivation of daikon (大根).

Recipes : Simmered duck meatballs with nagaimo (starts at 14:40); nagaimo salad (starts at 19:30).

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