The Essense of Spring: Homemade Sakura Salt and Sakura Butter
The First Signs of Spring Although the days are still cold, little by little we can feel spring approaching. As the plum blossoms finish their season, the next flowers...
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The Essense of Spring: Homemade Sakura Salt and Sakura Butter
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Hojicha & Matcha Ice Cream Bars Recipes
This cold, dreamy Hojicha & Matcha ice creams are the perfect summer time treat to beat the heat. No need to buy special ingredients, and no cooking required. Just grab Hojicha...
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Seasonal Making, Home Remedy from Ume(Japanese plum)
Ume, an Important Plant for a Japanese Life Everyone knows Sakura (Cherry blossoms) is an important and essential part of Japanese lives. How about Ume (Japanese plum)? Did you know...
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Matcha Blueberry Mocktail Recipe
We are in the rainy season in Japan, but the summer is surely coming with blueberries ! This Matcha Blueberry Mocktail is a refreshing and delicious drink that...
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Tips to Make Perfect Cold Brew Black Tea
What's Cold Brewing? Did you know that you don't need hot water to make tea? There is a method of steeping tea called “cold brewing”, where you put tea leaves...
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30 Minute Yomogi Cheese Buns Recipe
Let's make cheese buns from scratch in just about 30 minutes! It’s surprisingly simple to make. Use one bowl, stir well and bake! No yeast, no baking soda needed. Do you know...
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What's Yomogi (Japanese mugwort)? The History as Food and Herbal Medicine
What's Yomogi ? We can see this plant growing in March-April in Japan. It is called Yomogi (Japanese Mugwort). Yomogi or Japanese mugwort (Artemisia Princeps, belonging to Asteracease) is related...
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Japanese Style Chicken in Kudzu Sauce Recipe
In Japan, we have a classic thick, starchy sauce called "an" (あん) which we eat with vegetables, seafoods, and tofu.I’ll introduce you to the thick sauce using minced chicken and Kudzu...
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Hojicha & Chocolate Coated Almonds Recipe
"Cocoa dusted almonds" and "Chocolate covered almonds"... many people love these snacks. Let's make delicious almonds with a Japanese twist using Hojicha powder! Hojicha powder Hojicha is roasted green...
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What is Kudzu powder and How to Enjoy It
Kuzuko (葛粉) in Japanese, Kudzu/Kuzu powder and sometimes translated as Japanese arrow root in English, is starch from the root of the Kudzu plant that grows wild in the mountains of...
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Sakura Daifuku Mochi (さくら大福) Recipe
Sakura (Cherry blossoms) is going to bloom soon, around the 19th of March, here in the Kanto district, Japan, according to the sakura forecast. Pink, pink,pink.... lovely pink decorations are everywhere...
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Tofu Dessert, 豆花(Douhua) Recipe
I would like to introduce a dessert called 豆花 (Douhua), which is a Chinese dessert made with soft Tofu (bean curd) and syrup . I made it in a Japanese style. It's...
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What's Kuromitsu？ Japanese Style Syrup Recipe
Japanese style syrup , Kuromitsu Kuromitsu (黒蜜) ,literally means black-syrup, is a key ingredient in traditional Japanese confections such as Anmitsu, Warabi mochi and Shiratama. You’ll see many products with Kuromitsu...
