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【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 Introducing Sansai Mix Vegetable

The edible wild plant(sansai) grows wild in the fields and mountains and is the generic name of the plant to make edible. There are few harvests, and it is a characteristic that taste has many bitterness and lye. Therefore take much time and process including the lye omission to cook a fresh edible wild plant, but “Sansai Mix Vegetables 1kg” of Ichiba Junction is already cooked; can use it easily .

【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 What’s Burdook Root?

Burdock is a kind of roots, and has a strong alkaline. Its season is in the early winter and early summer. In Japan, Korea and some other Asian councty, eating mainly roots, in Europe eating young leaves, roots are also used as a herbal Chinese medicine for skin diseases.

【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 What’s Daikon Radish?

Radish is a cruciferous vegetable that is a Mediterranean origin.
In China, red meat “red fresh radish”, in Spanish pure black skin “black radish” etc., radish is produced all over the world as various shapes and colours. In Egypt around 2500 BC, radish was also recorded as were eaten during the construction of pyramids. Radish has a very long history.

【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 NEW ARRIVALS: Ito En Tea Leaves and Tea Bags series

ITO EN started out as a specialist tea manufacturer. Not only is ITO EN Japan’s top brand in the ready-to-drink green tea market, it is also Japan’s No. 1 seller of tea leaves (including tea bags and instant tea products), a large proportion of which is marketed under the Oi Ocha brand. These products cater to the needs of a wide range of consumers, from those wanting a traditional kyusu (Japanese teapot)-infused tea, to those wanting the freshness of home-brewed tea combined with the convenience of a tea bag or instant tea.

【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 UMAMI Tamari Soy Sauce 1.89L

Regular soy sauce is manufactured using soy beans and wheat, tamari soy sauce is made using 100% soy beans. Because of many proteins, it is characterized by high umami ingredients. Because the rich flavour, it is often eaten with sashimi. However, it can be used for soups, sauces, dressings and stir-fries; even you could taste the depth that can be applied to the gravy. In fact, tamari soy sauce is one of versatile condiment.