by eatlocal002 | 4月 22, 2016 | Japanese food
Koji Who? It’s the Pride of the Nation! No, we’re not talking of a certain Japanese male with the said name. The technical term being ‘aspergillus oryzae’, koji is a type of fungus widely used in Asian cuisines. At a glance, koji is like a white, woolly frost. When...
by eatlocal002 | 4月 22, 2016 | Sweets
Japanese Sweets with Beans As Japanese cuisine increases its fame all over the world, Japanese sweets are not yet known to many. Our sweets are delicate, colorful, mostly healthy, and fun to look at. As well as the rest of the world, beans along with rice and wheat...
by eatlocal002 | 4月 22, 2016 | Sweets
The story of a tree cake that rooted and grown big in Japan What is Baumkuchen? Simply put, baumkuchen is a ring-shaped cake with layers that resemble tree rings. ‘Baum’ means tree and ‘Kuchen’ is cake in German, so as the name implies, its origin is said to be...
by Isao deura | 4月 15, 2016 | Asakusa-Akihabara-Ueno, Cities and Towns
Do you know amphibious and supernatural creatures? It is said that an amphibious and supernatural creatures had inhabited in rivers or ponds or lakes in Japan. It is regarded as a transformation of a water deity. The name of the creature is “ Kappa”. Kappa looks like...
by Martan | 4月 15, 2016 | Japanese food
Japanese plum liqueur called “ume-shu” is well consumed in Japan. As it goes well with any foods, the popularity is constant. Taverns or pubs serve it, and supermarkets or liquor stores sell bottled or canned one. The recipe is simple Some people enjoy home-made...
