In Japan, carrots are grown year-round. Carrots planted in fall and harvested at the beginning of spring are called shin ninjin in Japanese. Spring carrots are sweeter, more tender, and more succulent than carrots harvested at other times of the year.
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After a career as a radio DJ in Tokyo at JOLF, a television reporter at Nihon TV, and a foreign correspondent for the Japanese television broadcaster Fuji TV in New York, I now teach at junior colleges and emcee public and private events. My interest in food is wide-ranging. I bake bread and have published a book on salads. Contact:kitchennippon@hotmail.com
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