Fermented foods include natto, miso, shoyu (Japanese soy-sauce) and amazake; teas - matcha, green tea, bancha (course tea); seaweeds
Growing up on Okinawa, I enjoyed papaya more often as a vegetable than as a fruit.
On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.
If you take a walk around the south side of the Sunabe Seawall area, a quaint white house with the mood of an old stateside residence may catch your attention.
Although the temperature stays relatively warm throughout the year, winter in Okinawa can be a little too chilly for beachgoers.
One of the more popular sushi forms found in Japan is the nigiri, which is a simple pressed rectangle of rice (shari) topped with a piece of fish or other ingredient (neta).
On Okinawa, sea snakes are valued as a treat rich in nutrition.
It's early March and the air is still cold. In this season, something warm, such as hot coffee helps us warm up. Let's enjoy it while it's warm.
As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.
Combine sake, salt and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Rub salmon thoroughly with the mixture, then add half the remaining mixture to a zip-lock bag and lay it flat.
If you’ve spent some time perusing the aisles of the convenience stores or local supermarkets in Japan, chances are you’ve come across packets or bottles of toppings specifically for rice.
You know, I love a good pizza. I also love my sushi. In fact, I love it a lot. Unlike pizza, though, whose in-your-face flavours hide weak ingredients, sushi is not much more than a topping and some rice.
Ubiquitously located within Japan, kaitenzushi, or conveyor-belt sushi joints, are something you can’t miss.
If you think tempura is just another fried food – think again. This quintessential Japanese cuisine dates back to the Edo Period (1603-1867) and is perhaps second only to sushi as Japan’s culinary contribution to the world.
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