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Japanese Farm Life

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Updated June 15, 2016
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California-born cookbook author Nancy Singleton Hachisu found love with a Japanese farmer. Here, a glimpse into the couple's rural, farm-to-table life.
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Sake Cups

Sake Cups
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Nancy Singelton Hachisu's colorful collection of sake cups is as beautiful as it is functional.

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Pickle Barrels

Pickle Barrels
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Nancy tends to the fermentation and pickling pots she keeps by her well.

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Nancy and Tadaaki

Nancy and Tadaaki
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"I found love in a form of a Japanese farmer," Nancy says of her husband, Tadaaki.

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Tableware

Tableware
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The Hachisus' rustic tableware includes lacquered spoons and colorful chopsticks.

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Kamikawa, Japan

Kamikawa, Japan
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Clouds roll through the town of Kamikawa, where the Hachisus live.

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Weeding

Weeding
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Tadaaki weeds the daikon field.

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Barracuda

Barracuda
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Nancy air-dries whole barracuda, a flaky, white-fleshed fish.

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Sake

Sake
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Sake, Japan's fermented rice beverage, often graces the Hachisus' table.

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The Hachisus' wooden staircase does double duty as a bookcase.

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Salted Cucumbers

Salted Cucumbers
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"A trip to the fields yields juicy cucumbers and other vegetables that almost cook themselves," Nancy says.

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Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso
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Finger-long and typically mild (one in 10 is spicy), shishito peppers are sautéed, simmered, grilled and eaten raw all over Japan in the summer. This charred version from Tadaaki Hachisu gets a salty, earthy, spicy hit from brown rice miso and fresh ginger.

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Cooking Rice

Cooking Rice
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Tadaaki cooks rice with friends.

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A Well-Laid Table

A Well-Laid Table
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For a salad to go with thick-cut pork shoulder, Nancy tosses onion, cherry tomatoes and green pepper with soy sauce.

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Tomato, Onion and Green Pepper Salad with Shiso

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Although this blend of raw tomatoes, paper-thin onion and mild green peppers seems Italian, it’s a common mix for Japanese farm families. Instead of the usual squirt of mayonnaise, Nancy Singleton Hachisu drizzles on an Asian vinaigrette.

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Mizuna Salad with Kumquats

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In this refreshing modern Japanese salad, spicy mizuna greens are brightened with aromatic sliced kumquats and yuzu juice.

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Quick Soy-Pickled Zucchini

Quick Soy-Pickled Zucchini
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Zucchini is relatively new to Japan, but Japanese farmers have started growing them alongside native chayote, bitter melons and other vine vegetables. Nancy slices the summer squash and tosses it with umami-packed shoyu koji, a sweet-salty condiment made with soy sauce and rice, to make a zingy quick pickle.

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Tasting Sake with Guests

Tasting Sake with Guests
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"I soon learned some of the family rules: The house must be wiped clean once a day; the fields must be kept weed-free; and someone should always be at home to accept drop-in visitors," Nancy says.

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Linens

Linens
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Stacks of colorful table linens find a temporary home on the Hachisus' antique wooden chairs.

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Citrus

Citrus
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Colorful citrus fruits in various stages of ripeness at the Hachisu farmstead.

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Figs

Figs
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Fresh figs pair with cool ice cream for a natural, not-too-sweet dessert.

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