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Cooking with spring ingredients ordered from their growing regions

This spring, I wanted to try cooking with a variety of seasonal ingredients. I ordered produce from the regions where it was grown and enjoyed using it at home.

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The pleasure of ingredients arriving

I ordered produce through Mercari. I appreciated the convenience of it arriving the day after harvest and felt it was good value. I was gradually trying the dishes I wanted to make with spring ingredients.

The kogomi I bought in quantity

I forgot to include kogomi in the photo record, even though it was the ingredient I had bought most of. Tempura is my favourite way to enjoy it. I also liked it lightly boiled with soy sauce and mayonnaise.

From cooking notes to another outing

As I worked through the notes I had accumulated, I planned to share a separate account of exploring Tokyo with a friend I had met through Instagram. That outing belonged to another story, alongside these spring cooking notes.

Sources for this account

Based on accounts by haruru.1002.