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Miso Nikomi Udon (味噌煮込みうどん)
"Miso nikomi udon" is a dish made by simmering raw noodles in a clay pot with bonito flakes in the soup made with hatcho miso, which is a standard in the Nagoya area.　It is famous as a Nagoya specialty you can find i... -
Miso Katsu (味噌カツ)
Miso Katsu is Nagoya's iconic tonkatsu topped with a rich hatcho miso sauce. The dark, sweet-savory red miso sauce sets it apart from regular pork cutlet. Locals eat it with rice, shredded cabbage, and often a dab of karashi mustard. It'... -
Aomori Miso Curry Milk Ramen (青森味噌カレー牛乳ラーメン)
INTRODUCTION TO AOMORI MISO CURRY MILK RAMEN Ever heard a ramen with milk? Yes, there's actually a food like that! If there's a Black Ramen in Toyama, this is Aomori Miso Curry Milk Ramen, also called as white ramen. This unique ramen is... -
Isojiman Sake: Shizuoka’s Pursuit of Premium Japanese Sake
Isojiman (磯自慢) is a sake brand from Isojiman Shuzo, a brewery founded in 1830. It is based in Yaizu, a fishing port in Shizuoka Prefecture. The brewery describes itself as an early pioneer of ginjo brewing in Shizuoka. Its sake is kno... -
Masumi Sake: The Nagano Brewery Behind Japan’s No. 7 Yeast
Most sake brands are known for a taste, a rice, or a famous bottle. Masumi is known for something you cannot see: a yeast. In 1946, researchers isolated a yeast from sake fermenting at this Nagano brewery. The strain was later distribute... -
Kaki no Dotenabe (かきの土手鍋)
Picture a clay pot on a winter table in Hiroshima, its inner rim coated with a thick ridge of miso. That ridge is the whole point of Kaki no Dotenabe, a Hiroshima oyster hot pot. Oysters, tofu, and vegetables simmer in dashi broth, and d... -
One Day in Kyoto: A Food Itinerary from Breakfast to Dinner
You have one day in Kyoto, a list of temples, and room for a few memorable meals. So where should you begin? Many first-time visitors eventually ask 京都で何食べる (Kyoto de nani taberu?), meaning "What should I eat in Kyoto?" The answer... -
Naruto Wakame (鳴門わかめ)
Open a bowl of miso soup in Tokushima and the seaweed inside may not behave the way you expect. It holds its shape and bites back a little. Locally, that seaweed is often Naruto wakame (鳴門わかめ), a Japanese seaweed specialty from the ... -
Sake and Food Pairing: How to Match Japanese Sake with Food
A plate of salt-grilled fish arrives, its skin still crackling. You take a sip of sake, then a bite of fish, then another sip. Somehow the fish tastes richer and the sake feels cleaner. Why does that happen, and can you make it happen on... -
How to Drink Sake in Japan: A Beginner’s Guide
You sit down at a small izakaya counter, and the staff slide over a menu with a long column of kanji. Some words look familiar from bottle labels, while others do not. Meanwhile, someone nearby is sipping something warm from a tiny cup, ...