Oishii Nippon Project Blog
Shishimai Sowing Tips
Depending on where you are in the world, Shishimai is generally sown indoors in the winter, in preparation to sow outside once the weather warms. Here are a few tips...
Shishimai Sowing Tips
Depending on where you are in the world, Shishimai is generally sown indoors in the winter, in preparation to sow outside once the weather warms. Here are a few tips...
Fruit Logistica 2023 – Thank you, Berlin!
We were so grateful to attend this year's Fruit Logistica event at Messe Berlin, and share the story of the Oishii Nippon Project. According to the press release from Fruit Logistica,...
Fruit Logistica 2023 – Thank you, Berlin!
We were so grateful to attend this year's Fruit Logistica event at Messe Berlin, and share the story of the Oishii Nippon Project. According to the press release from Fruit Logistica,...
Setsubun | 節分: the start of spring
According to the groundhog, we still have a few more weeks of winter left, but according to the lunar calendar, February 3rd marks the end of winter. This day is...
Setsubun | 節分: the start of spring
According to the groundhog, we still have a few more weeks of winter left, but according to the lunar calendar, February 3rd marks the end of winter. This day is...
Happy Lunar New Year, Year of the Usagi
The above is part of a 3-panel woodblock work by Utagawa Kunisada c. 1850, called "Actors as Lion Dancers". With the Lunar New Year just behind us, we continue to wish...
Happy Lunar New Year, Year of the Usagi
The above is part of a 3-panel woodblock work by Utagawa Kunisada c. 1850, called "Actors as Lion Dancers". With the Lunar New Year just behind us, we continue to wish...
How does "hilling" work in Negi production?
For the characteristic long white stalk – the blanched portion is where the subtle sweet allium flavor is – Negi must be "hilled", sort of like you would when growing...
How does "hilling" work in Negi production?
For the characteristic long white stalk – the blanched portion is where the subtle sweet allium flavor is – Negi must be "hilled", sort of like you would when growing...
Seven Greens Porridge | Nanakusa Gayu | 七草粥
Seven Greens Porridge | Nanakusa Gayu | 七草粥:Stemming from Chinese tradition, January 7th is known as 人日の節句 (Jinjitsu no Sekku) or 七草の節句 (Nanakusa no Sekku) in Japan, when this healthful rice...
Seven Greens Porridge | Nanakusa Gayu | 七草粥
Seven Greens Porridge | Nanakusa Gayu | 七草粥:Stemming from Chinese tradition, January 7th is known as 人日の節句 (Jinjitsu no Sekku) or 七草の節句 (Nanakusa no Sekku) in Japan, when this healthful rice...