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Grow/Make your own

Shiso Miso

Beginner

Shiso Miso

A fun name and a great taste

Natto

Advanced

Natto

It's fermented, sticky and smelly and I love it!

Mitsuba

Intermediate

Mitsuba

A relative of parsley that tastes like celery

Wasabi rocket

Beginner

Wasabi rocket

Rocket that tastes of wasabi - amazing!

Edamame

Intermediate

Edamame

A cold lager and a bowl of salted edamame - what could be better than that at the end of a busy day.

Kabocha

Beginner

Kabocha

Kabocha AKA Pumpkin or squash

Daikon

Beginner

Daikon

Daikon is literally a "big root" or white radish

Shiso

Beginner

Shiso

AKA Oba, green perilla, wild basil

Mizuna

Beginner

Mizuna

AKA (Japanese mustard, spider mustard, kyona)

..or a cake or dessert..

Four strawberry cream sandwiches on an ornate plate with floral design, resting on a woven placemat adorned with leafy branches.

Four strawberry cream sandwiches on an ornate plate with floral design, resting on a woven placemat adorned with leafy branches.

Japanese Strawberry Fruit Sando

This is the latest in my series of showing you how to make decorative Japanese fruit sando at home.

Halloween-themed pumpkin muffins with ghost and mummy icing on black slate, surrounded by orange and green candies, on a beige background.

Halloween-themed pumpkin muffins with ghost and mummy icing on black slate, surrounded by orange and green candies, on a beige background.

Halloween Pumpkin Muffins

The pumpkin on the other hand, is a central part of Japanese cuisine - it goes into everything - soups, pickles, mixed rice and tempura.

Fruit sandwich with satsuma and kiwi on white plate, next to a teal floral teacup. Bright and fresh setting.

Fruit sandwich with satsuma and kiwi on white plate, next to a teal floral teacup. Bright and fresh setting.

Satsuma Fruit Sando

Now and then, I get the urge to make myself a naughty but nice treat and what could be naughtier and nicer than a Japanese fruit sando?

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