History Sake Edo Period Sake: How Brewing Became a Major Industry in Japan Date 5 hours ago Reading Time 21 Mins Read In 1697, roughly 640,000 casks of sake arrived in Edo by sea. Almost none of it came from Nada, although…
Japan Tea Type Matcha-iri genmaicha (抹茶入り玄米茶) Date 6 hours ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Pour a cup of plain genmaicha and it comes out thin, clear, and pale yellow-green, calm and unassuming in the…
Chiba Kanto Benikomachi Sweet Potato (紅小町) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 13 Mins Read Benikomachi is a Japanese sweet potato cultivar closely associated with Chiba Prefecture. Written 紅小町 in Japanese, it has dark reddish-purple…
Japan Beniharuka Sweet Potato (紅はるか) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 18 Mins Read Beniharuka, officially registered in Japanese as べにはるか and commonly written 紅はるか in shops, is one of Japan’s best-known sweet potato…
Tea Type Genmaicha (玄米茶) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 10 Mins Read Genmaicha (玄米茶) is a Japanese green tea blended with roasted rice. Producers mix bancha or sencha with roasted rice, usually…
Kagoshima Kyushu Anno Imo (安納芋) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 16 Mins Read Picture a roasted sweet potato split open on a cold evening. The skin is wrinkled and dark, while the flesh…
Article How to Order Food in Tokyo: A Beginner’s Guide to Ticket Machines, Sushi Counters, and Japanese Menus Date 3 days ago Reading Time 12 Mins Read Tokyo is one of the world’s great food cities, but its restaurant culture can feel unfamiliar when you visit for…
Japan Silk Sweet (シルクスイート) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 14 Mins Read Silk Sweet is a Japanese sweet potato sold under a trademarked name, and the name is a promise about texture…
History Sake Medieval Sake in Japan: Temple Breweries, Sake Shops, and Brewing Innovation Date 5 days ago Reading Time 17 Mins Read In 1425, a document kept at Kitano Shrine in Kyoto recorded 342 sake businesses inside and around the capital. By…
Chubu Yamanashi Koshu Miso (甲州味噌) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 16 Mins Read Koshu miso (甲州味噌, Kōshū miso) is a regional miso associated with Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan. In its traditional form,…
