Chubu Gifu Japanese Sushi Akakabu Sushi (赤カブ寿司) Date 12 hours ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Sushi does not always need fish to shine. In fact, akakabu sushi proves that point beautifully. So what is akakabu…
Brewing Japan Sake Sake Kasu (酒粕): Sake Lees from Brewing to Table Date 1 day ago Reading Time 13 Mins Read Every bottle of sake leaves something behind. After the fermented mash is pressed, a soft, pale, fragrant solid remains in…
Chubu Japanese Fruit Nagano Saika Strawberry (彩夏) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Imagine biting into a sweet, ripe strawberry in the middle of a Japanese summer. For years, that was almost impossible…
Brewing Japan Sake Warimizu (割水): Why Water Is Added Before Bottling Sake Date 3 days ago Reading Time 16 Mins Read Ask someone how sake reaches its final strength, and most people picture the fermentation tank. Yet one of the last…
Article The Ultimate Food Guide to Eating Your Way Through Tokyo Date 3 days ago Reading Time 4 Mins Read Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on earth, yet some of the best meals you’ll eat there…
Iwate Japanese Seafood Miyagi Tohoku Sanriku Oysters (三陸のカキ) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Sanriku oysters are Pacific oysters farmed along Japan’s rugged Sanriku Coast in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures. Cold, nutrient-rich waters from…
Iwate Tohoku Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン) Date 5 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン) is a regional lamb barbecue from Tono City in Iwate Prefecture. Thin slices of lamb or mutton…
Aomori Iwate Japanese Snacks Tohoku Nanbu Senbei (南部せんべい) Date 5 days ago Reading Time 10 Mins Read Nanbu senbei is a wheat-based cracker from Aomori and Iwate, unlike most rice-based senbei found across Japan. Bakers press the…
Iwate Japanese Noodles Tohoku Hittsumi (ひっつみじる) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Hittsumi (ひっつみ) is a traditional dumpling soup from Iwate Prefecture. Cooks tear wheat-flour dough by hand and simmer it with…
Brewing Japan Sake Sandan Jikomi: Sake’s Three-Step Mashing Method Date 6 days ago Reading Time 16 Mins Read Sandan jikomi is the traditional three-step method of building the main fermentation mash in sake brewing. Brewers add steamed rice,…
