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Photographs labelled with kogomi, tempura and bamboo-shoot rice

Scenes recorded in the photographs.

A photograph of noodles on a plate is labelled “Kogomi peperoncino.” A separate basket photograph says “Kogomi and tara-no-me tempura” and “Chikuwa isobe-age,” beside green and ring-shaped fried pieces.

A colander filled with leafy and curled shoots carries the words “Tara-no-me and kogomi.” Another photograph shows rice and pale slices in a pink bowl, labelled “Bamboo-shoot rice.”

Pasta with pink strips, green leaves and pale slices on a patterned plate.
Battered green vegetables and sliced pieces on a paper-lined plate, with Japanese text over the photograph.
A tray filled with assorted green shoots and leaves, with Japanese text over the photograph.
A bowl of rice topped with pale pieces and sliced spring onions.

Sources for this account

A notebook based on visible scenes and text in the photographs.