A woman works in a smoking hut with hundreds of daikon radishes hanging from the ceiling in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. This is the busiest time of year for makers of iburigakko, or smoked pickled ...
But there’s one admittedly weird custom that’s played a big role in family celebrations across the country for decades: the Christmas pickle. While some families are incredibly familiar with ...
daikon radish(peeled and cut into 2cm round slices, cut in half), squid (gutted, cleaned, cut into 5mm round slices), dried bonito flakes (put in a tea bag), sake ...