Comments on: Alternative to Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market: Kyoto Wholesale Food Market

By: Japanese Fruit: Hyuganatsu Miyazaki Omiyage Hyuga-no-Kaori Yokan | Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:05:16 +0000

[...] Hiro, then sake at Nihonshu Bar Asakura then sumashi ramen at Takaraya. A few days later we did the wholesale food market and Kyoto-style sushi lesson at Kichisen with Chef [...]

By: [OK] Michael

[OK] Michael — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:17:13 +0000

Hello adania, Yes, that is correct. I did notice that and thought about it. I figured that whether grown in Shiga or Kyoto, mizuna is still a traditional Kyo-yasai. For our readers that are not familiar with the geography of Japan, Shiga is just over the mountain from Kyoto – very close. Much of Shiga is still rural, but Shiga can claim to being the capital of Japan even before Kyoto. Shiga’s culture is also very interesting and developed.

By: adania

adania — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:46:27 +0000

Interestingly, it appears that the Mizuna you have pictured came from Shiga! (note the picture of Lake Biwa on the box, it says “Omi no Yasai” on the upper left)
A lot of the Mizuna sold in Kyoto comes from Shiga these days, despite its reputation as a Kyo-yasai.

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Japundit — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:21:51 +0000

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By: Kichisen Sansho Chirimen Jako on Gohan Nabe Rice | Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:02:39 +0000

[...] Chirimen Jako – Uncooked This is what the dried sardine fry look like before simmering. (image from this OpenKyoto article) [...]