The Specialty Of ‘snow Land’ In Japan

The people of Niigata, Japan often take advantage of the snow falls such as "refrigerators" to preserve food. This unique technique makes fruits and vegetables sweeter and more crunchy than usual. sea, more than 300 km from Tokyo. This area is often not reachable by Japanese tourists in the winter due to major blizzards. However, the local people have adapted to the harsh conditions, even building a passageway to the second floor of their house to move when the snow is too heavy

. The vegetables and fruits here like Fuji apples, carrots White radish are packed in bags and crates, buried under snow mounds, or placed in a warehouse filled with snow. This unique method of preserving with snow keeps food stored over many months. Some farmers even let snow cover their vegetables in the field without pre-harvest Foods placed in the snow will be brighter and taste sweeter than what is stored in the “genuine” refrigerator.



Snow-preserved vegetables are often boiled, cooked, stewed or served with wild pork.Kuniaki Tojo is the 3rd generation of Kanzuri, a family company that has a tradition of producing a red pepper for making soy sauce. . Kanzuri chili sauce is one of Japan's most famous snow preserves and the main ingredient to make the kazuri chili sauce is the Togarashi red pepper. The process of preserving chili peppers is somewhat different than conventional foods. Initially, people salt the chili before it is dried in the snow for 3-4 days. This is enough time to reduce the hotness in the chili peppers, farmers mark the chili storage area with small bamboo tops Even when heavy snow covered the area, it was easy for people to recognize where they left chili.



After the yukisarashi process, the chili was mixed with a mixture of koji (rice yeast used to make sake) and the rind. yuzu, a citrus fruit. The mixture was preserved and fermented for 3 years. Chili sauce is used to flavor soups like ramen, shabu shabu, or to make skewers like yakitori from chicken or other meats. This dish can also be eaten with sashimi. According to Huong Chi / Vnexpress ***.

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