Dried vegetables you will encounter | Top 5 recommendations

OYAOYA offers a wide selection of delicious recipes! If you're trying dried vegetables for the first time, visit OYAOYA for about 20 varieties of dried vegetables, from classic vegetables to Kyo-yasai.

If you're overwhelmed by the extensive lineup, we recommend checking out OYAOYA's top 5 most popular dried vegetables or carefully considering their cost-performance. Try different approaches to find the dried vegetables that are perfect for you.

Recommended Dried Vegetables Ranking

5th Place: Dried Pumpkin

Versatile and vibrant for any dish. Also handy for adding a touch of color.

Since the moisture has been removed, it hardly falls apart when added to simmered dishes, takikomi gohan (mixed rice), or soups. It pairs well with milk, butter, fresh cream, and cheese, so you can also use it in cream-based pasta or carbonara. How to rehydrate pumpkin

4th Place: Dried Okra

Boiling it brings back its sliminess. The chunky texture, unlike sliced okra, is also appealing.

When eaten as is, it's slightly slimy and refreshing. When heated in soup or mixed rice, it becomes more viscous and flavorful. No pre-preparation is needed, making pickles and microwave dishes easy. How to use dried okra

3rd Place: Dried Cucumber

Amazing sweetness! With an addictive crunchy texture, it's great as a snack too.

First and foremost, try it as is. Its sweet umami can be used as a dashi, and its firm texture can be incorporated into dishes. Try pairing it with unexpected dishes like mixed rice or soups, where cucumber isn't typically used. How to use dried cucumber

2nd Place: Dried Onion

Easy to use in cooking, and so sweet you can eat it as is—a first for dried onions.

It can be used in Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, in soups and mixed rice. You can also make pickles with it or mix it with canned ingredients like tuna. Just like new onions, which are perfect for salads, we also recommend enjoying them as a snack. How to use dried onion

1st Place: Dried Tomatoes

Larger than store-bought ones, with concentrated tomato umami, they are quite rich.

First, enjoy their sweetness as is, then incorporate them into various dishes such as mixed rice, red miso soup, and soup pasta. When heated, they develop a melting texture, so why not try tomato shabu-shabu by lightly dipping them in dashi? How to use dried tomatoes

If you prefer to choose based on reviews,
check out our popular rankings.

Online shopping makes it difficult to sample products, so reviews from experienced users are a great reference when buying food for the first time.

Here's a popular ranking of dried vegetables, summarizing product reviews from OYAOYA users. You'll find many surprising comments about rediscovering the deliciousness of vegetables!

For those who might be new to dried vegetables themselves.

For those who haven't had much exposure to dried vegetables, aren't there quite a few people whose memory of even eating standard kiriboshi daikon (dried daikon radish) is vague?

For such beginners, we recommend basic vegetables that are often bought in supermarkets and frequently used in cooking. If you're used to eating these vegetables, it will be easier to compare the different flavors and textures between fresh and dried versions, surely conveying the appeal of dried vegetables to beginners.

Start with soft and sweet dried carrots or dried spinach, and savory, melt-in-your-mouth dried green onions.

For classic daikon radish, try the Kyoto vegetable dried Shogoin daikon. While a bit luxurious, its plump, bouncy texture and rich sweetness are definitely worth comparing to fresh daikon!

If you love cooking,
choosing based on cost-performance is the way to go.

Pumpkin is hard and difficult to cut. Gobo (burdock root) takes time to prepare, requiring washing, cutting, and soaking in water to remove bitterness. For onions and carrots, isn't it much easier to skip peeling when you only need a little?

Dried vegetables can be used quickly in cooking and have a high cost-performance due to their long shelf life at room temperature. Furthermore, OYAOYA's dried vegetables allow you to carefully compare their cost-performance with fresh vegetables, even in terms of price and quantity.

You can check the content of each bag on the product page image, which shows how many fresh vegetables it's equivalent to—for example, dried tomatoes contain about 2.5 large tomatoes, and dried Manganji chili peppers contain about 6.5 peppers. Please compare them carefully with the vegetables you usually buy at the supermarket.

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