Category: Ingredients/products

19 Nov

Local fish: “Houbou”/Blue Fin Robin

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A couple days ago, my good friend Patrick Harrington rightly pointed out on the importance to eat “local” as much as possible. Consequently, I will...

25 Jan

Fishes

Japanese Fish Species 15: Sanma/Mackerel Pike

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Japanese Fish Species 15: Sanma/Mackerel Pike “Sanma” or Mackerel Pike usually comes on our plates with the advent of Autumn, but can be found until...

02 Jun

Vegetables

Health & Nutrition Facts in Japanese Food 8: Strawberries

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As demonstrated by many food bloggers, cooking and creating great foods and drinks have become incomplete and unsatisfying when not considering the benefits or adverse...

28 Jan

Vegetables

STRAWBERRIES: FACTS & TIPS

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STRAWBERRIES: FACTS & TIPS I was going to start an information series on Fruits like I’m doing for vegetables, but after realizing the enormous...

13 Jan

Fishes

Japanese Seasonal Fish: Tai-Madai/Seabream

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Japanese Seasonal Fish: Tai-Madai/Seabream There are many varieties of Seabream/Snappers/Tai/鯛in Japan: Batodai, Hanadai, Ishidai, Kinmeidai, Mekkidai, etc. But the most popular variety is called Madai/真鯛, or...