Brewing Japan Sake Sandan Jikomi: Sake’s Three-Step Mashing Method Date 6 hours ago Reading Time 16 Mins Read Sandan jikomi is the traditional three-step method of building the main fermentation mash in sake brewing. Brewers add steamed rice,…
Chubu Gifu Japanese Ramen Gifu Tanmen (岐阜タンメン) Date 7 hours ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Drive along a main road in Aichi or Gifu around noon, and you will probably see it. A bright sign,…
Japan Tea Type Fukamushi Sencha (深蒸し煎茶) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Fukamushi Sencha (深蒸し煎茶) is a deep-steamed Japanese green tea known for its cloudy green color, mellow umami, soft bitterness, and full-bodied…
Japanese Sweets Kyushu Nagasaki Kanzarashi (かんざらし) Date 2 days ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Kanzarashi is one of those quiet local sweets that instantly evokes a place. In this case, that place is Shimabara,…
Brewing Japan Sake Kura (酒蔵): Inside a Traditional Japanese Sake Brewery Date 3 days ago Reading Time 21 Mins Read A great sake begins long before the rice is even washed. Instead, it begins with the building itself, the kura….
Brewing Japan Sake Kurabito (蔵人): The Team Behind Every Bottle of Sake Date 4 days ago Reading Time 14 Mins Read A kurabito is a sake brewery worker, one of the skilled hands who brews sake under the toji, or master…
Brewing Japan Sake Black Garlic (黒にんにく) Date 5 days ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Black garlic looks strange the first time you see it. Indeed, the cloves are jet black, soft, and slightly sticky….
Aichi Chubu Taiwan Mazesoba (台湾まぜそば) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Taiwan mazesoba is Nagoya’s spicy soup-less ramen, not a Taiwanese dish. This guide explains its origin, toppings, taste, eating style,…
Japanese Rice Dishes Kansai Kanto Oosaka Tenshinhan (天津飯) Date 6 days ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read You sit down at a small Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, scan the menu, and spot “tenshinhan.” The name sounds unfamiliar,…
Brewing Japan Sake Toji (杜氏): The Master Brewer Behind Every Bottle of Sake Date 1 week ago Reading Time 24 Mins Read Behind every great bottle of sake stands one guiding figure: the toji. So what is a toji? A toji is…
