Nabana
Soaked nabana
Nabana is a cruciferous vegetable, the same as turnip, cabbage, napa cabbage, broccoli and so on. Generally, the edible nabana are cut rape blossoms that have been bred to have less bitterness. The flower buds, tender leaves and stems of nabana are edible. Good quality nabana with high market value are those whose flower buds are dense and have not yet opened, and whose stems are thick and the cut ends are nearly circular. Nabana is in season from January to March and is well known as a vegetable that heralds the arrival of spring. Nabana is used in soaked, dressed, and simmered Japanese dishes, as well as in stir-fries and pasta sauces. Nabana is a green and yellow vegetable, characterized by its distinctive bitterness and fresh texture, and high nutritional value. Notably, it is outstandingly rich in β-carotene and vitamin C.
What kind of impression do you have when you say Japanese food?
You may imagine healthy, colorful, beautiful, high quality, traditional, etc. Can you imagine cooking Japanese food at home? Most people may think that it is difficult.
However, we think otherwise. Therefore, here at J-Simple Recipes (Japanese Simple Recipes) we have prepared recipes for traditional Japanese dishes and international dishes with a Japanese twist which can easily be made at home.
It may be difficult to obtain all Japanese foodstuffs and seasonings, so we have included substitutions you can make. If you cannot get any Japanese foodstuffs or seasonings at the shops in your neighborhood, you can purchase them at numerous sites on the Internet.
At J-Simple Recipes, we have three keywords: “Simple,” “Healthy” and “Delicious.”
We want you to continue to cook Japanese food for a long time, so we have made the recipes simple.
Because the Japanese cuisine has many low-calorie foods, you can have a healthy meal naturally and may not gain weight even if you eat a little too much.
You may think that healthy and easy- to-cook food is not delicious, but that is not so with J-Simple Recipes.
J-Simple Recipes includes some international dishes with a Japanese twist, too. for example, even if you are just frying meat or vegetables, you can add soy sauce as the final seasoning in order to give any international dish a Japanese twist. So you can easily begin to like Japanese food.
Everyone has their own eating traditions, but if you add just a few Japanese recipes, your cooking experience will expand.
So please enjoy cooking Japanese food.