History Japan Sake Modern Sake History: War, Mass Production, and the Ginjo Revival Date 3 hours ago Reading Time 22 Mins Read In fiscal 1973, Japan’s breweries shipped about 1.77 million kiloliters of sake, more than in any year before or since….
Iwate Tohoku Iwaizumi Tankaku Beef (岩泉短角牛) Date 6 hours ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Say “Wagyu” to many travelers, and they picture beef so marbled it looks almost white. Iwaizumi Tankaku Beef (岩泉短角牛) tells…
History Japan Sake Nara and Heian Sake: Court Brewing and History Date 1 day ago Reading Time 22 Mins Read Beneath the grass of the Heijo Palace site in Nara, archaeologists uncovered a well surrounded by hexagonal stone paving. Nearby…
Japanese Seafood Miyagi Tohoku Hoya (ほや) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 12 Mins Read Early summer at a Sendai fish counter can bring a strange sight. Knobbly, orange-red lumps sit in the display, and…
History Sake Edo Period Sake: How Brewing Became a Major Industry in Japan Date 3 days 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 3 days 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 4 days 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 4 days 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…
Article How to Cook Japanese-Style Steak at Home: Searing, Doneness, and Simple Japanese Accompaniments Date 5 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read A deeply browned crust, tender slices of beef, a touch of wasabi, and a bowl of steamed rice can turn…
Tea Type Genmaicha (玄米茶) Date 5 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…
