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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.

Bacon...it's what's for dinner

Bacon...it's what's for dinner

Today I made a Japanese style soup with bacon for dinner. I suppose if I still were in the States I might have made the soup with potatoes, cheese,...

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Bonito Nagomi Kitchen!

Bonito Nagomi Kitchen!

Today we held Learn basic Japanese cooking lesson with four guests. Deanna from France, she live in Japan for just 2 month and her friend in France...

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More than just Kikkoman

More than just Kikkoman

It was two years ago when I first realized the amazing variety of soy sauce brands that were available in Japan. I attended a soy sauce tasting...

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Miso soup beyond tofu

Miso soup beyond tofu

Yesterday I went to a friends house and was surprised that she served miso soup with fresh ginger. Being a fan of all things ginger, I searched...

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How to make carrot flower

How to make carrot flower

This is the simmered vegetables which called as Nimono(煮物)in Japanese. Simmer carrot, lotus root, “Konnyaku” and any other vegetables with soy...

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