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Pickles

Pickles (tsukemono) are preserved food. There are many kinds of pickles in Japan.

Typical Meals – Pickles

Pickled Plum

Pickled plum (umeboshi) is a kind of pickle which is made by adding salt and red shiso (akajiso – perilla, of the mint family) to plums. It is then dried in large open containers outside under the sun for about 1 week. It is good for your health because it contains a lot of protein, iron, vitamins, etc. Also, because it suppresses microbes it is often puts in box lunches and in rice balls. Because it has a lot of citric acid, it promotes the secretion of saliva, which helps one recover from fatigue. There is a box lunch called “hinomaru bento” which consists of rice with one pickled plum (umeboshi) in the center. It resembles “Hinomaru” which is the name for the Japanese flag.

Recipe – Pickled Plum Rice Ball

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Red Pickled Ginger

Red pickled ginger (beni-shōga) are pickles which have been pickled in umezu (salted plum juice). We serve them with Japanese-style pancakes (okonomi-yaki, negi-yaki), fried noodles (yaki-soba), sushi and so on.

Recipe – Fried Noodles

Recipe – Okonomi-Yaki

Recipe – Negi-Yaki

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Takuan

Takuan is made from dried radish which has been pickled with salt, rice bran, Japanese persimmon (kaki) peels and gardenia fruit, from which it gets its yellow color. Takuan was the chief priest of a Buddhist temple who lived from 1573 to 1646. It is said that because he produced this tsukemono and made it popular, it was named takuan.

Napa Cabbage Asa-Zuke Cucumber Asa-Zuke Cabbage Asa-Zuke Radish Asa-Zuke Eggplant Asa-Zuke

Asa-zuke is a vegetable which has been pickled with salt and dried sea tangle (konbu)or has been soaked in pickle seasoning. Because pickle seasoning is sold at stores, asa-zuke can be made easily at home. Vegetables often used for asa-zuke are napa cabbage (Chinese cabbage), cucumber, cabbage, radish and eggplant.

Recipe – Pickled Cucumbers

Recipe – Pickled Japanese Radish

Kimchi

Kimchi (Japanese spelling kimuchi) is a Korean food. It has a very spicy taste because the napa cabbage (Chinese cabbage) is fermented with red chili peppers. It is very popular in Japan, but is not as spicy as Korean kimchi.

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