Vegetables
Edamame
So these delicious morsels of love are back and although not at their peak where I found them in Misaki, they are quite delicious. When in the sweet spot of the season all you need is salt as they are dynamic with bright floral notes, and deep vegetal umami but right now I`ll boil […]
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Oyster mushroom(Hiratake)
These mushrooms had me mesmerized the moment I opened the pack, which I don’t believe should have been a sealed airtight affair allowing for sweating and general degradation but perhaps this storage choice added to the aromas of the woods with sharp pine citrus highs and weighty juniper mid notes consummating the arrangement with fermented […]
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Myoga
In Kochi myoga is used in a dish of bonito tataki and around the country it’s used in different, sometimes overlapping ways. It’s a summer bud in season June/July so that’s were the cues for its uses lie perhaps finely sliced and sprinkled over somen noodles or even pickled. It’s dynamic, bright herbaceous tang also does […]
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Edamame
Summertime needs beer and edamame and there is no taste like the real thing from your garden or vegetable source, no need to bother with the imposter from the frozen veg section as you’ll be missing out on the fresh mineral and vibrant grassy notes of these incredible soy beans. If you ask the […]
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