Curiosity, learning about and sampling the local cuisines is always an important part of any visit to a foreign country. But for me food can be near the top of my list as a reason for the trip. On every trip I always visit the local food markets and sample as much of the cuisine as I can. This is because every item sold at the market is a mirror of the culture and society I am visiting. Each has its own history and story related to the culture, the society and the region....
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Japan is now having a vegetable boom! Restaurants, take-out food companies and vegetable mongers are pushing a “more vegetables to the table” campaign. At Hibiki restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, I had a wonderful vegetable dinner. Here are some of what we, my sister and her husband and my husband and me, ordered and enjoyed during that splendid vegetable (nearly 100% ) meal. Carrot, turnip and red daikon radish served with flavorful miso sauce, crisp baby...
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