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Salt, Part 1
(This is Part 1 of a mini-series about that all-important seasoning, salt. It's a continuation in a way of my previous article, about cutting food costs while still eating well. ^_^)Since I've been...
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Maybe you can't have it all...
Back in January, I wrote an article for the Japan Times about the many kinds of citrus fruit in Japan. (See Japanese citrus and yuzu tea.) To give you a bit of a background, I supply 99% of the photos...
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There really is a butter shortage in Japan
I've been in Japan for the last couple of months, visiting family and so on. Whenever I'm here my I get a lot of requests to bake things, since I am known as the family baker for some reason. Early on...
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Weight loss bootcamps on TV, the U.S. vs. Japan
I'm always fascinated by local TV programs, especially non-fiction ones - the ones labeled "variety" or "entertainment" or "reality". I think they show quite a lot about the attitudes held in that...
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What it was like to run a popular sushi restaurant in New York City, with...
Two itamae (chefs) prepping before the store opens, circa 2001.I've never ran a restaurant myself, so most of my knowledge on this matter is second hand. My mother ran a very successful restaurant in...
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Salt, Part 1
(This is Part 1 of a mini-series about that all-important seasoning, salt. It's a continuation in a way of my previous article, about cutting food costs while still eating well. ^_^)Since I've been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maybe you can't have it all...
Back in January, I wrote an article for the Japan Times about the many kinds of citrus fruit in Japan. (See Japanese citrus and yuzu tea.) To give you a bit of a background, I supply 99% of the photos...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There really is a butter shortage in Japan
I've been in Japan for the last couple of months, visiting family and so on. Whenever I'm here my I get a lot of requests to bake things, since I am known as the family baker for some reason. Early on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weight loss bootcamps on TV, the U.S. vs. Japan
I'm always fascinated by local TV programs, especially non-fiction ones - the ones labeled "variety" or "entertainment" or "reality". I think they show quite a lot about the attitudes held in that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What it was like to run a popular sushi restaurant in New York City, with...
Two itamae (chefs) prepping before the store opens, circa 2001.I've never ran a restaurant myself, so most of my knowledge on this matter is second hand. My mother ran a very successful restaurant in...
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