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'Senmaizuke' Pickled Turnip
Kyoto city, Kyoto Pref.

FOOD 2016 25 minutes Episode(s): 1 english Japanese
[Food of Japan Season 2]

The old city of Kyoto is famous for pickles using local vegetables: Suguki, Shibazuke, and Senmaizuke. Nowadays there are many producers of Senmaizuke on the market, but it was first made by Kyoto's pickles specialists at the Tsukemono (Japanese pickles) shop Daito. For more than 150 years, the recipes were passed through the generations. See how Senmaizuke pickles are made from Shogoin Kabu Turnips, a local vegetable produced by selected farmers.

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