Mar 21, 20196 min readAtsumi Turnips – HitokasumiWhen talking about the pickles made in Tsuruoka, we cannot go without mentioning Atsumi turnips, which have nice crunchiness and a ...
Mar 21, 20196 min readYakihata Turnips – Yamagata UniversitySlash and burn farming is known as yakihata (literally, “burning down the field”) agriculture in Japanese.Turnips grown through yakihata...
Mar 21, 20196 min readDadacha Soy BeansDadacha beans are a type of edamame (green soybean) and one of the “indigenous crops” that have been carefully preserved by farmers...
Mar 21, 20194 min readMinden EggplantMinden eggplants adored by Basho Matsuo Arrived in Dewa Province after traveling in the mountains for days, how lovely the color of early...
Mar 20, 20193 min readTonojima CucumberThe Tonojima cucumber is cultivated in the Tonojima area of Tsuruoka. It is one of the “indigenous crops” that have been carefully...
