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YAKUZEN

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 17, 2021
Shoku-Ishinho: Healing cuisine for body and soul
Shoku-Ishinho serves traditional yakuzen cuisine, which incorporates elements of Chinese herbal medicine, in an entirely contemporary aesthetic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 21, 2018
Kitchens of longevity: The culinary secrets of age-old Okinawa
Okinawa is one of the world's “Blue Zones,” areas where people live particularly long and healthy lives. Observing the processes and procedures behind Okinawan yakuzen medicinal cooking offers some delicious hints.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 8, 2016
The herb diet of Okinawa's long-living elders
Young and middle-aged Okinawans are among the most enthusiastic consumers of junk and processed food in Japan. American fast food and a sugar-rich diet have burdened islanders — who once lived staggeringly long lives — with the highest body-mass index rates in the country. Middle-aged men, in particular, now suffer from inordinately high rates of heart-related diseases and obesity. The longevity of Okinawa's elders stands in stark contrast to the health issues of younger islanders. However, there is resistance to this trend, and it's coming from Okinawan chef Kiyoko Yamashiro in a little town called Kin.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 24, 2015
Prize-winning cookbook explores health benefits of yakuzen
For Momoyo Taniguchi, a Japanese cooking instructor of Chinese herbal medicine dishes, known as yakuzen, the crowning moment of her career was winning a respected international cookbook competition for health and nutrition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2013
Summer heat stimulates interest in 'yakuzen' Chinese herbal meals
Interest in meals based on Chinese herbal medicine started taking off this summer as "yakuzen" became the latest fad in vegetable-based cuisines.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2012
2012: Food and drink trends in Japan
Hot beer, frozen soup, and haute cuisine on the cheap: the year in food in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2012
Yakuzen cuisine makes Chinese medicine easier to swallow
Yakuzen grows in popularity at fans learn you can eat your vegetables and take your medicine in one meal!

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