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Vegetables used in cooking
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2016/6/19 07:57
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Hi,
Coming to Japanese cooking, as far as I understand from several documentaries, vegetables are a common ingredient in cooking in Japan.
However, what are the most common vegetables used in cooking (not as a side dish like in the west)?
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by Buffo (guest)
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Re: Vegetables used in cooking
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2016/6/19 13:26
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I don't know about others, but looking back at what I cooked at home recently, the veggies I've used for main dish (of course combined with other ingredients) include, other than rice:
carrots, cabbage, & bean sprouts (cooked with eggs); "maitake" mushroom (with fried tofu); spinach (with fried tofu); "shimeji" mushroom & spinach (with salmon fillets); onions (with shrimps); bok choy (with "chikuwa" steamed fishcake); bamboo shoots & long onion/leek (with fried tofu); bitter squash & onion (with tuna can); oyster mushroom (with soy meat); fava beans, bamboo shoots & ginger (with eggs); etc.
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by AK
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Re: Vegetables used in cooking
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2016/6/19 15:56
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Sounds delicious. Thank you for your inspiration.
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by Buffo (guest)
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Re: Vegetables used in cooking
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2016/6/19 16:40
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Well, to begin with, the Japanese commonly cook dishes that originate in various different countries. But if you were to narrow it down to more traditionally Japanese dishes, I can add eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, daikon (white radish), komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach?), gobo (burdock root), lotus roots and turnips to the list by the other poster. I also keep green bell peppers and frozen fresh spinach in the fridge, as they are handy vegetables that are the family's favorites. Things like broccoli and califlower are also commonly sold/used, but I think most Japanese people cook them in non-Japanese styles. Generally speaking, the Japanese (just like many other people from around the world) prefer to use what's best in the season. Fresh greenpeas as well as a lot of san-sai (wild mountain plants) are among the vegetables you can only enjoy now. And I don't know if you'd call it vegetables, but we use a variety of seaweeds. But then, it's hard to say what are side dishes and what are the main, because typical homemade cooking in Japanese style looks like this; https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E5%AE%B6%E5%BA%AD%E3%81%AE%E5%92%8C...
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