Tasting Spring with Seasonal Sweetness: Tips for Gently Balancing Your Digestion in Spring

It's that time of year when you start seeing new onions at the supermarket.

In my own field, the onions were sleeping quietly under the snow all winter long.

We had a lot of snow this year, and every time I saw them buried, I'd worry,
“Are they going to be okay?” but at the same time, I'd tell myself,
“Winter is a season for storing energy. They must be building up their strength right now,” and I kept a watchful eye on them.

And then, spring arrived.
When I gently dug them up with my own hands and found onions that had grown plump and large,
I couldn't help but say to them, “Are you doing well? You've grown so big!”

If regular onions are “matured pungency and richness,” then new onions are truly
“the moisture and sweetness of spring.”
The strength they stored during the winter manifests as a soft sweetness.

Spring is a season when both the mind and body can easily feel a bit heavy.
You might feel a bit hazy,
sigh more often,
or find your mood easily swayed.
If left unchecked, this can sometimes even upset your digestion.

When that happens, what helps comfort you is
the sweetness and gentle pungency of new onions.
They gently relax your tense digestive system.

Seasonal ingredients are beings that hold the rhythm of the season within them in a small way🌎
That is why they blend so smoothly into our bodies.

If you want to enjoy their sweetness,
I recommend making a whole-onion soup to enjoy the “melt-in-your-mouth onions” along with the broth, or roasting them with bacon and herbs to concentrate their sweetness.

If you want to enjoy their pungency,
try them raw in a salad.
Pairing them with the acidity of plum or vinegar makes for an even more spring-like dish.

Please enjoy these new onions while they are in season♪

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