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ReCPY: Vegetable Overdose (Kyuri No Kyu-chan + Kale Chips)
May 23, 2011
I don't know what got into me this weekend. I am a proud carnivore. I...
Japanify: Kombu Tsukudani
May 12, 2011
I am home in Berkeley after taking a week-long road trip through the American southwest...
Slightly Peckish: Lanka: Japanese Cake Shop + Tea Salon (LDN)
May 11, 2011
As you may all know, I'm half-Japanese and half-Sri Lankan, so anything to do with...
Japanify: Ohitashi (Blanched Spinach)
May 5, 2011
Hey hey, Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko this week. Seems that summer has arrived...
Slightly Peckish: Mitsukoshi Restaurant (LDN)
April 26, 2011
In Junichiro Tanizaki's celebrated novel, The Makioka Sisters (or Sasameyuki (細雪), loosely translated as 'light...
Japanify: Yoko's Japanese Potato Salad*
April 21, 2011
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I don't like eggs. But it's...
ReCPY: Double Dose of Kajitsu (NYC)
April 18, 2011
I am finally back. Although the past couple of weeks have been super hectic, I...
Ode to Japanify: Natto-A-Day
April 14, 2011
I'm going through Yoko withdrawl. We were literally joined at the hip for the last...
Japanify Ingredients: Komezu (Rice Vinegar)
April 8, 2011
I used to be amused by the number of Kewpie mayonnaise tubes my 85 year-old...
Super Faminto: Kyoto Cuisine in São Paulo
April 5, 2011
My wife and I are dressed to kill. The guards are looking us up and...
Japanify Ingredients: Sendai Miso
March 31, 2011
Before the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Sendai was a city that made my favorite...
March 28, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9wFSoMiiBQ My colleague Kristen who produces videos for Japan Society’s Youtube channel, asked me if...