Category Archives: Food & Drink

Japanese Winter Food, Oden

As the season gradually moves toward winter here in Japan, I would like to write about typical Japanese winter dish, Oden today!     Oden is family food in winter, and…

Worldwide Appeal of Japanese Mayo

  In 2010, Japan’s Kewpie mayonnaise became the best selling mayonnaise on Amazon USA. People loves its versatility and enthusiastically praise it in reviews. Mayonnaise is easy to find in most countries,…

Idols? Farmers? Niigata Rice Girls!

  These days there are a lot of beautiful, gracefully aging women in the world. With this in mind I would like to share a Youtube video of some very…

Autumn Enjoyment: Grilled Sanma

  In Japan, autumn is the perfect season to have a healthy appetite. We have a variety of delicious food in season this time of year. A great example of…

Good for Health and Beauty! Yakuzen French Restaurant in Osaka

Lovely restaurant with nice food and good atmosphere…  That’s all what girls need for their girls get together.  From my viewpoints, it looks like the golden age has come to…

Versatile Japanese Seasoning: Sushi Vinegar

Today I would like to tell you about a very handy Japanese seasoning that you can easily find at stores nearby. That is sushi vinegar.   Sushi vinegar bottle from my…

Okushiri Dessert Expressing Hearty Thanks to Volunteer Workers who Helped Quake Victims

  Do you know a Hokkaido island called ‘Okushiri Island’?     The island is famous for beautiful sea and a wide variety of fresh seafood such as sea urchin…

Unique French Chef: Masafumi Hamano

  The other day I watched an interesting TV program. The show profiled three Japanese people who have succeeded at their professions overseas. I was especially impressed with one of…

Unique Ways to Enjoy Japanese Pot Noodles!

Pot noodles are lifesaver… When you don’t fancy cooking or have no time to cook at all, they are there offering you a helping hand (?) with a wide variety…

Return of Sweets Marathon Event to Osaka!

As the fact that Japan is well-known for its longevity record proves, people are generally very conscious about their health and exercising as important as healthy eating.  As a part…

Is Your Sushi Really Japanese Style?

Sushi is becoming very common all over the world.     For Japanese people, this photo above depicts the normal (and ideal for me)image of sushi. Yum :D! How about yours? What…

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