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MOTO vs. Ladurée: Black Sesame + Kinako Macarons
March 20, 2010
I know, I know, I have to revisit the Flødeboller Battle, but it takes too...
Japanify: Making Natto in North America
February 18, 2010
A step-by-step recipe guide to ferment your own soybeans and make natto at home.
Japanify: Preparing Kanpyo
August 25, 2009
Kanpyo is a curious food - shaved calabash gourd. You can buy kanpyo dehydrated in...
Japanify: Goya (Bitter Melon)
August 11, 2009
I finally had the guts to buy a goya because there was a half-cut goya...
Japanify: How to Make Biwashu (Loquat Liqueur)
June 26, 2009
After making my umeshu and bottling it up for indulgence in October, I became restless....
Japanify: How to Make Umeshu (Japanese Plum Liqueur)
June 16, 2009
Japanese mothers and grandmothers are hardcore. Every year they make their own liqueur and June...
ReCPY: Japanese Cheese Cake
June 8, 2009
I don't like cheese cake. Especially NY-style cheese cake, which is like eating cream cheese...
Japanify: Half-and-Half Rice
June 3, 2009
My new thing is to mix two kinds of rice, hakumai (short-grain white rice) and...
Taco... Rice!?!?!!
June 6, 2007
After Yoko's post this weekend about taco ricing in Okinawa, I was super intrigued. Have...