Kintoki Ninjin

Kintoki carrot.  金時人参。 Daucus carota . In Japan, both the orange-colored Western carrot and the reddish Japanese carrot are popul…

Kuwai

Threeleaf Arrowhead. Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis. クワイ（慈姑). Arrowhead is a plant growing in shallow water. The bulbs, 3-5 cm …

Satsuma-imo

Sweet potato. さつまいも、薩摩芋。 Ipomoea batatas . Other names are "kansho," "Kara-imo" and "Ryukyu-imo." …

Sato-imo

Taro, dasheen. さといも、里芋。Colocasia esculenta. Sato-imo (lit. "village potato," so named in contrast to another type that…

Konnyaku

Konjac, taro gelatin. "Devil's tongue." (Amorphophallus konjac). かんにゃく、蒟蒻。 Konjac is the name of a tuberous plant …

Daikon oroshi

Grated rettich. 大根卸し（だいこんおろし）。 Daikon or giant white radish (aka rettich) is an important root vegetable in the Japanese kitchen…