himono

Food & Drink | NATURE'S PANTRY Apr 29, 2016

Salted and dried on Japan's far side

by Nancy Singleton Hachisu

Friendly faces call out greetings as I stroll through the morning market in Wajima on the northern end of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture. I'm a big supporter of the fish sauce and fermented foods sold here, and it seems some vendors have remembered me. ...

Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Nov 20, 2015

Before Japan ate raw fish, there was himono

by Makiko Itoh

Japan is famous as a nation that loves raw seafood. But dried fish has a much longer history here and has played an important role in Japanese society for hundreds of years. There are basically two kinds of dried fish products in Japan. The ...