Fun with vegetables at the Earth Day Market! August wraps up with the usual round of markets and small signs of the change in seasons. Typhoons may be upon us, but so are squash and the final rounds of tomatoes. Don't be shy to rake in those bright lovelies, although eggplant will carry on well into November. Chestnuts, too, will soon arrive, and I've been pondering a second try at a brandy recipe friends adore. Head on out and see what could be cooking! UN University Market Every Saturday and Sunday A massive weekend affair that is great fun and features a variety of fruits and vegetables and prepared products from all over Japan. Plus, there's a most excellent selection of food trucks offering everything from salad to zingy curry to roast chicken to falafel! 10am to 4pm Map Roppongi Market Every Saturday A first visit to this market was well worth the trek for the number of organic growers and getting to meet a Tokyo farmer from just down the tra
Words about farmers markets, gardening, food and whatever else catches my fancy.