Tag: traditionaljapanesefood
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Shirasu!
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – Shirasu!In Japanese cuisine, sometimes the simplest dishes, like perfectly cooked white rice, are the most…
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Nukazuke!
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – Nukazuke!Pickles, pickles, pickles. They’re a quintessential part of Japanese cuisine, and along with rice it’s…
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Nameko!
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – Nameko!We want nameko! What are they, you ask? Mushrooms! Specifically, the small, amber-brown fungi that…
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Narezushi!
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – Narezushi!Nigiri or maki? Your choice or omakase? Sushi is a favorite Japanese food the world…
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Fugu
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – FuguTetrodotoxin. Sound appetizing? It’s the fatal poison found in the liver, intestines and ovaries of…
An Acquired Taste of Japan – Shirako
Read more: An Acquired Taste of Japan – ShirakoShirako, called milt in English, are the seminal vessels typically harvested from cod, and sometimes…