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Oct 5, 2024

Which season is your favorite for its food?

One thing I love about autumn is the abundance of tasty treats -- it's probably my favorite time of year for seasonal eating because I love sweet potato, chestnut, and kabocha flavored goodies, and there are so many out there to enjoy. Do you have a favorite time of year for seasonal snacks? Maybe you love the freshness of choc-minty things in summer, the vitamin C packed citruses of winter, or all things sakura in spring. Would love to hear your favorite time of year for eating and why you picked that timeframe!

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genkidesu

genkidesu

Love to travel, interested in J-beauty products and consider myself a convenience store snack aficionado. Navigating the ever-present challenges of expat life, particularly about my TCK's (third culture kids).

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  • helloalissa

    helloalissa

    on Oct 7

    Fall / Winter. I don't have much of an appetite and struggle during summers here. It's always nice to be able to tolerate baking or making hot foods again. I Love nabe and have never gotten into cold soups. This time of year I start making chestnut rice and have been addicted to pears. All the seasonal foods. yum.

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  • TonetoEdo

    TonetoEdo

    on Oct 5

    This is a tough question! In autumn, I'm bowled over by the choice of cheap and nutritious produce. I've told you about many of my culinary experiments and experiences. Search for TtoE for my food blogs.

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  • genkidesu

    genkidesu

    on Oct 5

    @TonetoEdo I always enjoy your cooking-related blogs! The recent one you shared about figs reminded me of my Nonna who used to have a fig tree in her backyard. She was a great cook and would make her own jam from them (and various other fruits, too!)

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  • TonetoEdo

    TonetoEdo

    on Oct 13

    @genkidesu You say Nonna...so Italian grandma? My Oma, Ukrainian-born Mennonite grandmother, often made soup from seasonal greens. I'm experimenting with Japanese veggies to do whatever-is-available borscht.

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  • genkidesu

    genkidesu

    on Oct 13

    @TonetoEdo Yes, half-Italian on one side of my family and Irish origin on the other! I can only imagine my Italian grandparents would have had a real chuckle at some of the innovative pizza toppings here!

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  • BigfamJapan

    BigfamJapan

    on Oct 15

    @helloalissa same! And I don't get the same kind of comfort from cold food on a hot day as I do from hot food on a cold day! Unfortunately though I am allergic (only in recent years) to two of Japan's autumn staples - chestnuts and persimmon!

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  • TonetoEdo

    TonetoEdo

    on May 7

    This month, May 2025, is abundant with cheap and delicious veggies. The prices of vegetables in Chiba and Saitama area supermarkets are much lower than the preceding winter. May is great for chingensai, komatsuna, and turnips. Right now, there's a bumper crop of nira, too.

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