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Kuishinbo: The Smiler Cocktail
February 19, 2015
As a Japanese person, I love to drink. The first time I traveled to the...
Kuishinbo: Easy Homemade Mirin
March 10, 2014
Easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own Japanese cooking sake, or mirin, at home.
Kuishinbo: Konnyaku Detox
January 31, 2014
Konnyaku has been used in Japan as a medicinal food for 1500 years and was...
Kuishinbo: Oname Koji
November 23, 2013
I met a wonderful couple on Instagram, who I visited on my last trip to...
Kuishinbo: Yuzu Kosho
October 7, 2013
Yuzu citrus is one of the most important ingredients in Japanese cooking. The juice of...
Kuishinbo: Otsukimi Dango
September 18, 2013
Japan has a wonderful fall tradition known as otsukimi (お月見) or Moon Festival, which celebrates both...
Kuishinbo: Doyou no Ushinohi (A Day for Eel)
August 1, 2013
During midsummer, tradition is to have unagi (freshwater eel) on specific days. The days are...
Kuishinbo: A Trip to Yugeta Shoyu Brewery (Saitama)
July 10, 2013
I recently spent a month visiting my family in Tokyo. I had so many great...
Kuishinbo: Pixian Doubanjiang (Spicy Fava Bean Paste)
April 30, 2013
Doubanjiang has been called "the soul of Sichuan cooking." A spicy bean paste most recognizable...
Kuishinbo: Oba-chan's Shochu Kumquats
March 12, 2013
When we were little we used to watch my oba-chan (grandmother) make this seasonal treat...