Uguisu-mame

Green peas boiled down with sugar.  鶯豆。 It is a beautiful name: "uguisu-mame" literally means "bush warbler beans&…

Shiro-ae

Cooked salad dressed with tofu. 白和え。 One of the basic categories of the Japanese cuisine (aemono). Cooked green vegetables are …

Ohitashi

Soused greens . おひたし。 Parboiled green vegetables, soused in dashi with soy sauce and mirin, and served chilled. The vegetables ca…