Vegetables Archives

Taro is a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia and India but are now cultivated in various...

Black garlic has been enjoying a bit of a moment lately. While it’s been made in Korea...

Thought to have been originally cultivated in China for both culinary and medicinal purposes, the black fungus...

The Makrut lime is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. While the zest and the fruit...

Botanically, galangal is a family of plants native to Southeast Asia that are related to (but distinct...

Popular in many different Southeast and South Asian cuisines as a flavoring and aroma agent, pandan leaves...

You probably know edamame. Immature steamed soybeans or edamame are one of Japan’s most popular food exports....

If you’re familiar with a bit of Japanese linguistic trends, you’ll notice the “imo” here and infer...

Despite translating roughly to “Japanese leek,” naganegi aren’t a one-to-one comparison to European leeks. Rather, they’re culinarily...

Are they a fruit? Are they a vegetable? Let’s just go with “yes.”

Bean sprouts are common in dishes throughout the world, but they are especially integral to many cuisines...

If you’re familiar with Japanese cuisine, you’ve likely had tsukemono on occasion. They’re not any one dish,...

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