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January 2021

Winters in Sendai often bury the fields under snow. You can still harvest things like green onions, but I wish there were more vegetables that could survive the cold season.

Snowy field in Sendai

A daikon radish buried in snow.

Daikon under snow

It looks fine from the outside, but part of it froze inside — not ideal for eating fresh.

Frozen daikon

When that happens, I peel it thinly with a vegetable peeler and make dried daikon strips instead.

Making dried daikon
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