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| Nozawana | |
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| Species: | B. rapa (syn B. campestris)
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| Variety: | B. r. var. hakabura
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| Brassica rapa L. var. hakabura | |
Nozawana (野沢菜), Brassica rapa L. var. hakabura) is a Japanese leaf vegetable, of the brassica family, a form of turnip greens. It is a biennial plant often pickled that has been cultivated in the Shin'etsu region, centered around the village of Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture. It is of the same species as the common turnip and one of a Japanese variety of mustard leaf.
Also known as shinshūna (信州菜), it is counted as one of Japan's three major pickled vegetables, along with takana and hiroshimana. After World War II, it grew nationwide, from Hokkaido to Kumamoto.