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Home » Pantry » Japanese Vegetables & Mushrooms

Japanese Vegetables & Mushrooms

Discover the essential vegetables, mushrooms, and herbs that bring depth, flavor, and nutrition to Japanese cuisine.

From umami-rich shiitake mushrooms and sweet, tender kabocha squash to fragrant shiso leaves, these ingredients are key to creating authentic Japanese dishes.

Learn how to stock your pantry with these fresh produce staples and how to incorporate them into your cooking for an authentic taste of Japan.

Shiso Leaves | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Shiso (Green and Red Perilla)

Sudachi

Sudachi

Shishito Peppers

Shishito Peppers

Satsumaimo Japanese sweet potato

Japanese Sweet Potato (Satsumaimo)

Daikon (Japanese radish) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Daikon (Japanese Radish)

Frozen Edamame Packages

Edamame (Soybeans)

Napa Cabbage (Hakusai)

Napa Cabbage (Hakusai)

Kabocha | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Kabocha (Kabocha Squash)

Young Ginger

Young Ginger

Japanese Cucumbers | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Cucumber

Green Ume Plums

Japanese Ume Plums

Bean Sprouts (Moyashi) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Bean Sprouts

Tokyo Turnip Kabu

Japanese Turnips (Kabu)

Lemongrass

Lemongrass

A Japanese bamboo tray containing Myoga (Japanese Ginger).

Myoga (Japanese Ginger)

Nanakusa (Japanese 7 Herbs) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Nanakusa (Seven Herbs)

Yurine (Lily Bulb)

Lily Bulb (Yurine)

Satoimo Taro | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Satoimo (Japanese Taro)

Nagaimo | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Nagaimo

Mizuna | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mizuna

Kaiware Daikon Sprouts | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Kaiware Daikon (Daikon Radish Sprouts)

Japanese Eggplants (Nasu) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Eggplant

Buna shimeji (beech mushroom)

Shimeji Mushroom

Maitake Mushroom

Maitake Mushroom

Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake Mushroom

King Oyster Mushrooms (Eringi Mushrooms)

King Oyster Mushroom

Shungiku | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Shungiku (Chrysanthemum Greens)

Enoki Mushrooms

Enoki Mushroom

Nameko Mushrooms

Nameko Mushroom

Burdock Roots (Gobo) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Gobo (Burdock Root)

Komatsuna | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Komatsuna

Matsutake Mushrooms

Matsutake Mushroom (Pine Mushrooms)

Mitsuba | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mitsuba

Boiled Bamboo Shoot (Takenoko no Mizuni)

Boiled Bamboo Shoot (Takenoko no Mizuni)

Renkon Lotus Roots | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Lotus Root (Renkon)

Konnyaku Yam Cake | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Konnyaku (Konjac)

Garlic Chive (Nira)

Garlic Chives

Negi (Long Green Onion) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Negi (Japanese Long Green Onion)

Yuzu

Yuzu

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