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Five Ancient Elements Rule Traditional Japanese Meals
Japanese meals are beautifully balanced and presented, and tend to be light on the stomach. You will never feel that you are stuffed with too much fat, sugar or protein by the end of a traditionally...
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How Japanese Tradition Holds Secrets of Healthy Eating
Today, we live in a world where many things have gone wrong with the diets of many people. These include inhumanely raised meat and poultry laden with antibiotics and hormones, and mass-made products...
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Try A Peruvian Ceviche Recipe With A Japanese Twist
Five years ago, I visited Peru and tasted ceviche, the national dish of raw fish cured in citrus juice, for the first time. I am a trained sushi chef and the author of a definitive book on Japanese...
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Preserve Summer With Japanese Pickles
Every summer, a bounty of vegetables from my local green market inspires me to go back to nuka-zuke, an ancient Japanese pickling method based on fermented rice bran. Biting into crisp nuka-zuke...
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How The Japanese Made Curry Rice Their Own
After several days in Japan, every foreign traveler notices that the Japanese love kare-raisu or curry rice as much as they do sushi and ramen. This dish of an aromatic but not very spicy curry sauce...
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French Pressed Duck That’s A Destination Dish In Normandy
In the town of Rouen in Normandy, France, there is a dish that should not be missed. It is canard a la rouennaise a la presse — pressed duck. Here is how my husband and I discovered and enjoyed this...
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Miso Made In The USA? Yes, If You Know Where To Look
Japanese miso can deliver great health benefits — and of course, everyone wants those. However, not all miso is created equal. Inexpensive miso made from low-quality ingredients through an automated...
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Braised Short Ribs Get A Japanese Makeover
When autumn comes with a chill in the air, I often prepare braised short ribs. Although this rich, robust-tasting dish is a favorite in America, I never imagined it would become my winter comfort food....
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Transform Your Holiday Cocktails With Shochu
This year, you can transform your ordinary Thanksgiving dinner into an extraordinary one — not with food, but with drink. Shake up cocktail hour with shochu, a delicious distilled alcoholic beverage...
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‘Cut Off’ The Old Year With Japanese Soba Noodles
After moving to the United States, I was fascinated and eventually hooked by the way Americans welcome the new year. There were New Year’s Eve parties peppered with all kinds of excitement: sexy...
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Gather Round The Table For Communal Nabemono
After graduating from university, I got a secretarial job in a Tokyo office. Among the many tasks to which I was assigned, including the ridiculous role of serving cups of tea to company guests and my...
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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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How A Lake In Japan Supplies The World With Scallops
It began at 3 a.m., a bursting, loud, rumbling noise that broke the rural silence and my sleep. It came and went continuously. I couldn’t take it anymore and got up to investigate. I was staying at a...
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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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