Naniwa traditional vegetables
The life of cooking is the ingredients. Senshu was famous for producing water eggplants, onions, and taro. In Kawachi, senryo eggplants, red zucchini, fava beans, Ishikawa sweet potatoes, shrimp potatoes, etc.
In the early Showa period, Western vegetables such as celery, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and red cabbage were grown and shipped to Tokyo.
There are still many old ingredients and traditional dishes that can be said to be the origin of Japanese food culture in various parts of Kansai, and the representative ingredients (vegetables) that originated in Osaka are the traditional vegetables of Naniwa.
There are 18 traditional vegetables grown in Osaka, including Kema cucumber, Suita jiga, Osaka shirona, and Katsuma pumpkin.
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