A Spring Garnish Made from Salt-pickled Sakura Blossom
Pink color is said to have a calming effect and makes you feel relaxed and happy. Flowers can also help to increase your feelings of happiness. What comes to mind...
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A Spring Garnish Made from Salt-pickled Sakura Blossom
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Hojicha Spiced Biscuits Recipe
Be a star baker this winter with these Christmas biscuits! These biscuits will get you in the festive mood, and also get you to breathe a new style into your...
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Red Shiso(Perilla) Dressing Recipe
In the previous article, we introduced you to a quintessential herb for Japanese cuisine, red shiso ( also called purple shiso or perilla). What's Red Shiso (Perilla) and How...
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What is Red Shiso (Perilla) and How to Enjoy it
What's Red Shiso? Akajiso (赤紫蘇) in Japanese, red shiso or purple shiso, also called perilla in the west, is a plant of the mint family (see the photo above on the...
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Hojicha Pumpkin Latte Recipe
Do you have any pumpkin puree left from the Halloween or have you got a pumpkin or a butternut squash on your shelf? Let's make a nice drink with it....
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Pumpkin Shiratama Dango (Mochi balls) Recipe
Here is the seasonal sweet I made with some Japanese traditional ingredients. It's pumpkin shiratama dango! Shiratama dango (白玉団子) is a type of chewy mochi sweet made from shiratamako (白玉粉)...
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What is Shiratama Flour and How is It Used?
What's shiratamako (shiratama flour)? Shiratamako or shiratama flour is made from mochigome(餅米), glutinous short-grain rice or sticky rice in English, and used to make many types of wagashi (traditional Japanese...
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Shio-koji (Japanese fermented condiment) Recipe
What's shio-koji? Shio-koji is a Japanese fermented condiment made from koji rice ,salt and water. You might've heard the word "shio-koji" as it is becoming increasingly popular outside Japan as it...
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Vegan Matcha Ice Cream Recipe
Such creamy and dreamy bliss! A thick decadent matcha ice cream has arrived, but it's also dairy-free , also egg-free! It's very easy to make, and only simple ingredients and equipment....
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Iced Coconut Hojicha Latte Recipe
A delicious and nutritious summer drink with hojicha ice cubes is here. Hojicha ice cubes Get the ice cubes from your freezer, and make it! -------------------------------------- What's hojicha? from...
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Hojicha Ice Cubes Recipe
A great way to make nice cold drinks in summer If you make your ice cubes with tea, they will still cool your drink, and unlike normal ice cubes...
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Green Tea on the Rocks with Citrus
It seems the heat waves are around the world this summer, so we need to have nice cold drinks to treat ourselves. Here is a delicious summer drink with...
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What is Koji and What Makes it so Special?
An Ingredient behind Traditional Japanese Foods Sake, miso, shoyu, and mirin, have you heard of these Japanese words and do you know what they are? Even if you are not...
