Dashi Recipe – Japanese Stock
If Japanese food were a religion then dashi would be the deity. Dashi (Japanese stock) is at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. The rich umami character of dashi seems…
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Japanese Recipes
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Travel Japan
Hanami – Cherry blossoms in Uji
Someone once told me that one of the most enjoyable things in life is watching the jacaranda trees in full bloom in the spring. En masse they appear like a…
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Chef Interviews
Interview with Iron Chef Kenichi Chen
RHS: Portrait by Helen Yee | Grab Your Fork Iron Chef battles fought: 92 Iron Chef battles won: 67 Iron Chef battles lost: 22 Iron Chef battles tied: 3 LEIGH…
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Chef Interviews
Interview with Iron Chef Sakai
Photo portrait LHS: Not Quite Nigella Iron Chef battles fought: 86 Iron Chef battles won: 70 Iron Chef battles lost: 15 Iron Chef battles tied: 1 LEIGH HUDSON: Hello Chef…
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Japanese Restaurants
Kaiseki in Kyoto at Tatsumiya
Japan is truly a country of four seasons, and “if memory serves me right” the 4th April was a true expression of spring. We were in Uji, Kyoto prefecture for…