Asian-American Pioneer Vegetables

The Hon-Kuroda is one of the original foundational carrots to emerge from Nagasaki prefecture’s acclaimed Kuroda Gosun Breeding Society in the 1930...

Believed to date back to between the 1300-1500s, this is a legendary green bunching onion from the Nara region of Japan, where, according to local ...

Possibly the world’s largest radish variety, and an extraordinary Japanese pickling radish.   Originating from far southern Kyushu, this radish var...

A consistent, robust performer, Midori edamame is a standard izakaya-quality variety. It’s wonderful simply boiled in salt water for 4 minutes -- e...

Sharing characteristics of both garlic and chives, this popular everyday perennial, pan-Asian kitchen herb (technically classified as Allium tubero...

With a cool-climate northern lineage, this is a superior pickling and cooking cabbage variety, well adapted to short growing seasons. (50 to 65 day...

A beautifully large turnip variety from Kyoto prefecture (named for the Shogoin temple), this delicious vegetable can reach well over 5 pounds! Sho...

A large true purple type mustard, this is a dual-use plant with seeds that can be ground into traditional Japanese mustard and the nutrient-dense l...

A traditional Kansai-region type mizuna -- the origins of this plant possibly date back more than 1200-years. Mizuna is a Japanese superfood, rich ...