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Despite the name, Chinese okra is unrelated to the plant known as okra in the US. You...

A seed from the achiote tree primarily used for it's color.

The young growth on a bamboo plant that is used in soups and stir-fries

There’s a reason basil is so popular, and that’s simply because it adds so much flavor to...

Also known as Chinese cabbage, bok choy is a common vegetable in Chinese cooking

A member of the mint family, shiso has many uses in Japanese cooking

Also known as Opo Squash. Around the world, bottle gourds have numerous uses — culinarily and otherwise....

One of the most popular sansai vegetables (mountain vegetables), bamboo grass is the young shoot of the...

A relative of the common cabbage, wasabi grows near mountain streams in Japan.

Also called burdock root in English, gobo is a root that’s long and slender with a brown,...

First brought to Japan 500 years ago by the Portuguese, kabocha is a squash also known as...

Although called “melon” or “Donqua,” winter melon is actually a type of gourd and a distant cousin...

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