Tag: Japanese Gastronomy
13
Mar
Maisaka Maruma Kofukumaru in Maisaka, Hamamatsu City!
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Car park for motorised visitors! Service: shy but very welcoming and attentive Equipment and facilities: overall very clean if a bit rustic. Excellent washroom outside,...
24
Feb
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi for Vegans/Vegetarians 2: Recipe-Anko/Sweetmeats/ Recette d’ANKO, pâte de haricots rouges.
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One main ingredients in traditional Wagashi/Japanese Cakes is “anko/餡子” (or more simply “an”) which can be translated as “sweetmeats” or “bean jam”. Actually...
22
Feb
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi for Vegans/Vegetarians 1: Introduction
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There is a traditional way of making cakes in Japan that ought to please no end vegans, vegetarians and people allergic to wheat flour and...
21
Feb
Tottori One Cup Sake Tasting 2: Chiyo Musubi Brewery-Nezumi Otoko
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Tottori Prefecture is famed all over Japan for a manga called “Gegege no Kitaroo”, a story featuring all kinds of ghosts, whose first episode was...
11
Feb
Tottori Sake Tasting 1: Chiyo Musubi Brewery-Kitaroo Junmai
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Tottori Sake Tasting 1: Chiyo Musubi Brewery-Kitaroo Junmai Tottori Prefecture is famed all over Japan for a manga called “Gegege no Kitaroo”, a story featuring...
30
Nov
(CLOSED) Soba, Tempura Yuriyama in Ikumi, Shimada City. お蕎麦 お土産 やまゆり
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Service: Shy but very kind and attentive Equipment: Overall very clean. excellent washroom Prices: Reasonable Strong points: Home-made soba/buckwheta noodles, tempura, and local farmers’ products...
19
Nov
Hokkaido Sake Tasting 1: Nihon Seishu Brewery Chitose Branch-Chitosetsuru Hakodate Gagyuzan
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I found this one cup sake the other day during my visit in Hakodate, Hokkaido Island! Although this label is usually sold in Hakodate only...
07
Oct
Dinner at Kuraya Kato in Mochimune!
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Service: Shy but very kind and attentive Equipment and facilities: Overall extremely clean. Superb washroom. Entirely non-smoking Prices: reasonable Strong points: superlative Italian/cuisine making use...
21
Mar
Uogashi restaurant Nagare Sushi, Parche Restaurant
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Diner at Uogashi Nagare Sushi,Parche Restaurant, Shizuoka Numazu Uogashi restaurant are so called because they originate from a company based in Nymazu City in the...
20
Mar
Shioya Kichie Wasabi Farm in Izu City
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Shioya Kichie Wasabi Farm in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture! The other day I had the opportunity to visit Shioya Kichie Wasabi Farm deep inside Izu...
05
Jun
Shizuoka Cycling Gourmet Ride 1: Shimada JR Station North Exit Area
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Cycling has many advantages when searching nice places both on and off the beaten tracks! You can stop anywhere, any time while moving at an...
11
Apr
Vegetarian (& Vegan) Sushi: It exists in Shizuoka!
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“But it is all fish!” Well, Shizuoka City and Prefecture, being the region in Japan where the largest number of vegetable varieties is grown it...
07
Apr
Vegan & Vegetarian Sushi Bento
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Although I’m not a vegetarian I’ve wanted for a long time the Missus to concoct me an entirely vegetarian bento. Not only she complied, but...
16
Mar
Shizuoka Gastronomy on Manhole Covers!
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Yaizu City is the most famous Bonito/Katsuo fishing harbor city in Japan! Japan is increasingly becoming known all over the world for its gastronomy and...
26
Sep
Gastronomic Destinations: Dinner at Yuki Gion Izakaya Restaurant in Kyoto City!
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Service: Smiling and attentive Equipment & Facilities: Old but very clean overall. Excellent gender-separated washroom Prices: Reasonable Strong points: Kyoto-style izakaya cuisine. Okamura Honke Brewery...