Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Apr 20, 2019
Herald the springtime with a classic Japanese osuimono soup
by Makiko Itoh
Made with a fragrant, high-quality dashi and fresh, seasonal ingredients, you can't get more Japanese than this osuimono soup.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN May 19, 2018
Hosting a summer bash? Impress with quick and easy konbujime
by Makiko Itoh
A popular drinking snack or side dish accompanying a traditional Japanese meal, konbujime is umami-packed and refreshing.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Feb 17, 2018
What makes a great chawanmushi? Using even better dashi
by Makiko Itoh
The clear, umami-packed stock called dashi is the foundation of washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine. Follow this recipe to find out how a good dashi makes a great chawanmushi.
Food & Drink Dec 16, 2017
Hokkaido's unique konbu dials up the umami to 12
by Melissa Devaughn
Fisherman Kazuaki Ida entered the No Borders Cafe in Rausu just as we were finishing cups of hot coffee on a rainy Hokkaido afternoon. He held giant flat-leaved stalks that scraped against each other like hard plastic, garnering appreciative "ahs" of recognition among the ...
Food & Drink | NATURE'S PANTRY Oct 28, 2016
Finding extraordinary 'konbu' in a remote Hokkaido fishing village
by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Reaching Rausu, a fishing village in Eastern Hokkaido, isn't easy. Public transport is almost non-existant to this small community situated halfway up Shiretoko Peninsula, which juts out from the edge of Japan's northernmost island. Though it's remote and tiny, Rausu produces some of the ...
National | NEW YEAR SPECIAL Jan 1, 2014
Combining best of East and West diets to enhance longevity
by Keiko Kimura
Many people attribute longevity in Japan to the traditional Japanese diet. Yet even a balanced Japanese meal, full of health-enhancing elements such as taurine, magnesium and isoflavones, typically has two major flaws: too much salt and too little calcium, which can lead to stroke ...