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Obento
Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually more »
Meals in Japan traditionally begin with the phrase itadakimasu
a word used by the japanese usually said before meals or by people that watch anime way too much. authentic japanese person – “itadakimasu!” *begins eating* Itadakimasu Before eating the more »
Japanese food wins over foreign epicures
Kikunoi Honten, a Kyoto restaurant founded in 1912 Kikunoi Honten, a Kyoto restaurant founded in 1912 Kikunoi is located on extensive grounds at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain Range in more »
Nanakusa-no-sekku
The Festival of Seven Herbs, or Nanakusa no sekku, is the long-standing Japanese custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge (nanakusa-gayu) on January 7 (Jinjitsu). The nanakusa are seven edible wild more »
Osechi
Osechi-ryōri are traditional Japanese New Year foods. The tradition started in the Heian Period (794-1185). Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called jūbako, which resemble bentō boxes. Like more »
What is Shochu?
What is Shochu? Shochu is Japan’s other indigenous alcoholic beverage, but unlike sake, shochu is distilled. It is also made from one of several raw materials. The alcoholic content is more »
Why I finally warmed up to hot sake
Some like it hot: Though purists may disagree, certain types of sake, such as Mii no Kotobuki Yamahai Kokuryoumiyako pictured here, taste better when carefully heated. MELINDA JOE The first more »
Rice in Japan
Rice is a crop that is essential to the Japanese people. Rice-growing began in Japan about 2500 years ago. Japan is located in a temperate zone, blessed with quality water more »
Japan’s amazing lunchboxes
Making a packed lunch for your children to take to school is a chore performed by parents around the world. But in Japan, it is not just the taste and more »
