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Skankynavia: Iri Iri Pan Pan (Beef + Eggs Over Rice)
September 21, 2011
Most people think the Japanese eat sushi for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fact is, most...
ReCPY: Homemade Hayashi Rice
September 20, 2011
The Japanese have many dishes that originated somewhere in the world, but recreated it in...
The Ume Project: The Aka-Shiso Edition
September 16, 2011
This post is rather late, for which I apologize. Er, about a month late. SORRY!...
Japanify: Namuru (Spicy Bean Sprouts)
September 15, 2011
Japan is known to take ideas from other countries and adapt them for their own....
Skankynavia: Torvehallerne: A New Farmer's Market in Copenhagen
September 14, 2011
Yay, there's finally a real farmer's market in Copenhagen! After decades of supermarket deathbore, a...
ReCPY: Pasta de Ramen
September 12, 2011
Ramen, as some of my fellow writers have observed, is totally taking over North America....
Japanify: Hikarimono (Blue-Backed Fish)
September 8, 2011
Iwashi (Sardine) from Mie Prefecture Saba (or mackerel) is often priced really cheap in the...
What the Highball?
August 30, 2011
By Neyah White Photos by Travis LoDolce Well, there is no drink more quintessentially ‘Japanese’...
Battle ReCPY: NYC Umeboshi Project, Pt. 2
August 29, 2011
PREFACE Battle ReCPY: NYC Umeboshi Project, Pt. 1 After a couple of weeks of pickling...
Japanify: Kuzu Matcha Kanten with Mizu Yokan
August 25, 2011
A recipe for a Japanese dessert: It takes a mizu-yokan recipe and a matcha-kuzu kanten (agar) and plates them next to one another.
Shochu Stop: Shochu vs. Soju
August 24, 2011
A guide to the differences between Japanese Shochu vs. Korean Soju.
Skankynavia: Miso Dip
August 24, 2011
I've become addicted to miso. You know, that Japanese brown and weird looking paste consisting...