Let’s enjoy the styles of drinking Japanese sake!!
Welcome to the wonderful Japanese sake (日本酒) world!! As you probably know, sake is the signature traditional Japanese alcohol beverage fermented from rice. Sake is actually the generic name for …
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Welcome to Japan’s Wonderful Fish Culture ~Where are fish caught?~
Japan is one of the world’s leading maritime nations and is blessed with abundant marine resources. The Japanese have benefited from marine resources and have eaten various marine products since …
“Itadakimasu!”（いただきます！）
I love eating! Eating with someone, or enjoying food itself must be a great joy for many people. If you have a chance to eat something with Japanese people or …
Let’s enjoy traditional Japanese sweets (Part 1): “WAGASHI!!!”
Have you ever tasted wagashi? Do you like them? I love most kinds of sweets! I work as a Japanese sweets confectioner in a small town, so I’d like to …
Welcome to the land of green tea!
I assume that you probably know all about matcha (Ma-cha 抹茶), a powdery grated green tea. You might also have tried some matcha-flavored sweets. Now, they are very popular throughout …
Welcome to Japan’s Wonderful Fish Culture ~When Is a fish in Season?~
Japan is one of the world’s leading maritime nations and is blessed with abundant marine resources. The Japanese have benefited from marine resources and have eaten various marine products since …
Let’s Enjoy the Sushi Train (Kaiten-sushi, 回転ずし)!
“Sushi” is now well known as a type of traditional Japanese food and is accepted by many people worldwide. In the past, sushi was considered to be a high-class dish …
How to make homemade miso
Do you know that miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning? It’s as well known as soy sauce or natto, and is a fermented food made from soybeans. We not only put miso …
Why not try some variety of Japanese bread?
When you drop by a Japanese bakery, there might be some interesting and unfamiliar kinds of bread. For example,“Melon-pan, Yakisoba-pan, An-pan, etc.” In Japanese, the word for “bread” is pan. …
How to Enjoy Izakaya
Do you like izakaya? Have you experienced one before? Are you interested in going to one? Izakaya is a Japanese bar culture where you can not only enjoy alcohol and …