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Japanese Food & Culture

Fun, easy-to-read posts about Japanese food and culture: everyday dishes, regional foods, seasonal meals, and cooking lessons. A good place to start if you are curious about real Japan.

Mom's yummy houtou noodles

Mom's yummy houtou noodles

When you look at the Nagomi Kitchen site you might only see the two of us, Megumi Kusunoki and myself, Alisa Sanada, on the about us page, but we...

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Kyaraben request

Kyaraben request

Before I started Nagomi Kitchen cooking lesson, I was thinking a lot about the lesson menus. "What menu will be fun for tourist to experience...

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Just give natto another try

Just give natto another try

When it comes to the topic of Japanese food with travelers, I know everyone loves to talk about the fermented soybean dish natto, since it is the...

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