Japanese Sweets Kyushu Nagasaki Kanzarashi (かんざらし) Date 8 hours ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Kanzarashi is one of those quiet local sweets that instantly evokes a place. In this case, that place is Shimabara,…
Brewing Japan Sake Kura (酒蔵): Inside a Traditional Japanese Sake Brewery Date 1 day ago Reading Time 21 Mins Read A great sake begins long before the rice is even washed. Instead, it begins with the building itself, the kura….
Brewing Japan Sake Kurabito (蔵人): The Team Behind Every Bottle of Sake Date 2 days ago Reading Time 14 Mins Read A kurabito is a sake brewery worker, one of the skilled hands who brews sake under the toji, or master…
Brewing Japan Sake Black Garlic (黒にんにく) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Black garlic looks strange the first time you see it. Indeed, the cloves are jet black, soft, and slightly sticky….
Aichi Chubu Taiwan Mazesoba (台湾まぜそば) Date 4 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Taiwan mazesoba is Nagoya’s spicy soup-less ramen, not a Taiwanese dish. This guide explains its origin, toppings, taste, eating style,…
Japanese Rice Dishes Kansai Kanto Oosaka Tenshinhan (天津飯) Date 4 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read You sit down at a small Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, scan the menu, and spot “tenshinhan.” The name sounds unfamiliar,…
Brewing Japan Sake Toji (杜氏): The Master Brewer Behind Every Bottle of Sake Date 6 days ago Reading Time 24 Mins Read Behind every great bottle of sake stands one guiding figure: the toji. So what is a toji? A toji is…
Chubu Ishikawa Japanese Sweets Gold Leaf Soft Serve (金箔ソフト) Date 7 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Gold leaf soft serve is one of Japan’s most dazzling desserts. Picture a swirl of vanilla ice cream, crowned with…
Chubu Gifu Tsukemono Steak (漬物ステーキ) Date 1 week ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Picture a snowy night in the mountains of central Japan. Outside, the cold bites hard. Inside a small izakaya, a…
Japan Matsutake (松茸) Date 1 week ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Matsutake is the most prized mushroom in Japan, and perhaps the most romantic. Each autumn, its scent drifts through Japanese…
