Kyushu Ooita Pork Kome no Megumi Pork (米の恵み) Date 6 hours ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read In Oita, some pigs eat rice before they reach the table. That simple detail sits behind Kome no Megumi pork…
Brands Japan Sake Masumi Sake: The Nagano Brewery Behind Japan’s No. 7 Yeast Date 19 hours ago Reading Time 15 Mins Read Most sake brands are known for a taste, a rice, or a famous bottle. Masumi is known for something you…
Japanese Vegetables Kyushu Ooita Shio Tomato (潮トマト) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 12 Mins Read Adding seawater to tomato soil sounds as if it should make the fruit salty. Yet in Hiji, a small town…
Fish Kyushu Ooita Shiroshita Karei (城下かれい) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Below the ruins of a castle on Beppu Bay, fresh water seeps up through the seabed. Hiji Town in Oita…
Chugoku Hiroshima Japanese Hot Pot Shellfish & Crab Kaki no Dotenabe (かきの土手鍋) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 12 Mins Read Picture a clay pot on a winter table in Hiroshima, its inner rim coated with a thick ridge of miso….
Brands Japan Sake Kubota Sake: The Niigata Brand That Redefined Dry Japanese Sake Date 2 days ago Reading Time 19 Mins Read Order Kubota at an izakaya, a casual Japanese pub, and you will usually get a restrained, smooth sake with a…
Brands Japan Sake Hakkaisan Sake: The Story of Niigata’s Snow-Country Brewery Date 3 days ago Reading Time 21 Mins Read For much of the winter, deep snow covers the valley around Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, although the depth varies by…
Donburi Kyushu Ooita Hyugadon (ひゅうが丼) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read A bowl of hot rice arrives topped with slices of raw tuna, glossy with a sweet sesame-soy sauce. That bowl…
Brands Japan Sake Dassai Sake: The Story Behind Japan’s Global Junmai Daiginjo Brand Date 4 days ago Reading Time 21 Mins Read Bottles with a bold “23” on the label appear on sake lists in Japan and overseas. The figure is easy…
Drinking Japan Sake How to Store Sake: A Practical Guide to Freshness and Storage Date 4 days ago Reading Time 20 Mins Read You carry a bottle home from a liquor shop, and a small worry starts. Should it go in the fridge,…
