2nd Mar 2019
The 3rd of March is the Doll’s Festival in Japan. It’s also called “Hinamatsuri”. It’s the day to pray for the health and happiness of young girls. We have many traditional foods associated with the d…
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1st Mar 2019
Bite-sized pretty appearance with modest colors and crispy texture. Hina Arare are one of the traditional sweet snacks for the Doll’s Festival in Japan.They come in several pale colors. When they come…
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26th Feb 2019
Looks pretty, tastes sweet and chewy with a lovely scent of cherry blossoms.The pink outside is Domyojiko (glutinous rice flour). The color signifies the flower of cherry blossoms. And the green leaf…
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24th Feb 2019
Sweet in your mouth at first. After a few crunch, a scent of soy sauce joins. The exquisite harmony fills your mouth.Senbei are traditional Japanese crackers made from toasted rice. There’s a wide var…
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22nd Feb 2019
Irresistible, if describe it in one word. To add some more words, crunchy, rich sweetness with a hint of bitterness.Karinto is a traditional Japanese sweet snack. It’s so popular that you can buy them…
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20th Feb 2019
Oyster, the taste of winter. They are nutritionally ideal, too. Together with Tofu (bean curd) and a lot of vegetables, it’s easy to survive any winter. Sprinkles of a mixture of red pepper and other…
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16th Feb 2019
Fresh from the sea, stored for maturing for 3 days in proper conditions, makes the richness beyond description. A thicker slice melts in your mouth.Many Japanese have it with Sake (Japanese rice wine)…
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14th Feb 2019
Another Japanese old style sweet snack. Looks similar to french fries? They are quite different.Imo Kenpi is coated with sugar candy. Sweet, hard and crunchy. We don’t eat it as a side dish of a meal…
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11th Feb 2019
Extremely delicate and subtle in flavor. The Left side with pink rim is Tai (similar to red snapper), and the right side without is Hirame (a kind of flatfish). Both are must for authentic Japanese Su…
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10th Feb 2019
Kokuto Manju is another traditional Japanese sweet snack. Soft and sweet, goes very well with Japanese green tea. I often enjoy it with some black tea or coffee, too.Manju (bean paste bun) is one of t…
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7th Feb 2019
Sweet and tender pork meat and fat melt in your mouth together. They are simmered for hours. We love to cook them with a lot of diced vegetables.The dish is called “Japanese Braised Pork Belly”. A typ…
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3rd Feb 2019
Hoshigaki (dried persimmon) is one of the popular Japanese sweets in the late autumn to winter. Full of vitamins and dietary fiber melt sweet in your mouth.Did you know tannic, bitter, firm unripe per…
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