Young Ginger with Leaves(葉生姜 Ha-Shoga)

 We call it ha-shoga;ha is leaves and shoga is ginger in the Japanese language.
We cut off the leaves of the ginger and eat it after a dip in miso or dressing.
When I was in Singapore,I did not come across any young ginger with leaves.
The taste of it is  less pungent than the normal ginger so we can enjoy eating it just like salad.
Since Yanaka(谷中） in Tokyo is the most famous place in the production of  this ginger ,we also call it the Yanaka shoga.
We can pickle the ginger's stems and roots and　serve it with  a grilled fish like a salted mackerel  in a plate as a refreshment and a good antidote too.

We do appreciate 4 clear-cut seasons so we are hasty in eating the seasonal vegetables .
We enjoy the very small bamboo shoots in the early spring too!

                                              deep fried (tempura)ginger

                                                 

                                       marinated ginger

                                    The color of  the  roots  becomes pinkish.