{"id":64894,"date":"2025-12-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/?p=64894"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:24:49","slug":"5-seasonal-vegetables-to-buy-in-japan-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/5-seasonal-vegetables-to-buy-in-japan-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Winter Vegetables To Buy in Japan This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Money can be tight after the holiday season. When the days of fun and feasting have faded, January often brings a period of reflection and saving for the new year ahead. Happily, your food budget doesn\u2019t have to break the bank with expensive imports (looking at you, pricey Chilean blueberries!). Alongside leaner meat and fish choices that people often switch to as they double down on New Year\u2019s resolutions, why not fill your plate with affordable, healthy seasonal winter vegetables from Japan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter vegetables may receive a bad rap for their limited variety. Indeed, although I am a big fan of root vegetables, I did tire of throwing them in the oven as a wintery side dish in Canada. However, Japan\u2019s cold-weather specialties have quite a varied taste profile, ranging from earthy and deep to peppery and sharp. Domestically grown, full of vitamins and minerals, and plenty of \u201cJapan-only\u201d appeal: dig into our list below to discover five stars of fuyu<\/em> (winter)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n