FEATURE: Danish scientist believes Japanese pickles key to flavor, health

A prominent Danish gastrophysicist has made a bold claim: he believes he can get children to not only eat broccoli but enjoy it too.Having spent the last decade researching and writing on Japanese cuisine, Professor Ole G. Mouritsen has now turned his attention to Japanese pickles, or tsukemono, and believes they are the key to getting children (and some adults) to like vegetables.(Ole G. Mouritsen)Tsukemono are vegetables, fruits or flowers that have been preserved in a pickling ingredient such as soy sauce, sake or vinegar, and are a mainstay of the traditional Japanese meal. There are be…READ FULL ARTICLE