{"id":15525,"date":"2014-04-09T05:26:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T12:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=15525"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:11:43","slug":"japanese-potato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/japanese-potato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Potato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
At your next barbecue, picnic, or pool party, change up the requisite potato salad with a fluffy Japanese Potato Salad recipe dotted with colorful, diced fresh vegetables mixed with sweet, tangy Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise.<\/p>\n
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Nearly all Americans of European descent grew up eating cured ham at the family Easter celebration. We were no different, even though our mom was Nisei – second generation Japanese born in America, and not European at all. What was different was what was served with that ham. No Easter was complete without mom’s amazing potato salad, for this was no ordinary store-bought, white, mayonnaise-y American potato salad, but rather my mom’s signature Japanese-style fluffy spud salad with loads of crunch and color.<\/p>\n
This potato salad was so special it had its own ceremonial bowl: a dusty rose colored, lidded, earthenware bowl with a single gray stripe whose sole purpose for over two decades was to display and transport the best potato salad in the world. My sister Kathy now has possession of this significant family heirloom, but its been many years since it has adorned an Easter table beside a sweet, country cured ham.<\/p>\n