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6 Insider Tips For Your Next Trip To Japan
If you want to be savvy when you travel to Japan, know that there’s an unwritten code that applies to everyday routines. For example, wearing the wrong slippers outside your hotel will draw shocking...
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In Japan, Giving Thanks For An Abundant Harvest
Thanksgiving is a wonderful occasion for getting together with family and friends to share food and make up for all of the lost time that we have been apart. The spirit of the first Thanksgiving in...
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7 Secrets To A Perfectly Flaky And Buttery Croissant
The new year of 2016 is fast approaching. I am now trying to complete the tasks planned for this year but left unfinished, both business and personal. By doing so, I can welcome a new year as a fresh...
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Japanese Health Habit: Variety Is The Spice Of Life
An official slogan for improving the nutrition of the Japanese population was issued by the Japanese government in 1985: “Consume Thirty Different Food Items Each Day.” The food items were divided into...
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Sublime Sushi: Fish That Tastes Better With Age
This story begins 20 years ago. While researching my first book, “The Japanese Kitchen,” I met Tsuyoshi Iio, the fourth-generation president of Iio Jozo, a family-owned, small rice vinegar production...
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Capturing Mineral-Rich Sea Salt’s Perfection Is Real Work
Timothy Charles, at the exquisite Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland, showed me the precious harvest in his palm. I had been impressed with the flavor of a tiny sprinkle of sparkling sea salt over...
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Japanese Mothers Know Best: Arrowroot’s Healing Powers
I watched the lined-up buckets fill with brackish brown water as they sat on a bare concrete floor, wet with icy cold water. Not far from them were snow-white blocks of almost-finished product in...
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Health And Well-Being: Lessons From My Japanese Mother
Rereading my mother’s fax-letter dated Dec. 18, 2011, made me rethink how I should cook a particular dish I was making at the end of last year. I was preparing numerous Osechi Ryori (New Year’s feast)...
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5 Reasons Why Sake Is Best Served Warm
The dogma about sake today is that high-quality versions must be served chilled, but that is a total misconception. In fact, there are many quality sakes that are best enjoyed warmed. It’s true that...
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6 Naturally Gluten-Free Japanese Summer Dishes
These days, many are choosing a gluten-free lifestyle. But artificially contrived gluten-free products such as pasta, bread and baked goods can be disappointing. With its rich tradition of rice-based...
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