Japanese Food
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Relative to other places, the cost of living in Japan is high. Rent is expensive. Transportation is expensive. Clothes are expensive. Food is no exception. Just the other day I saw a single mango selling in the local grocery store for 3000 yen (I bought bananas). Steaks often clock […]
Newly Harvested Rice - Shinmai
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007It’s now October and the temperature has started to drop on the islands. Fall is finally here! One of the great things about Fall, other than the cool weather and falling leaves, is that it is rice harvest season. If you live in a rural area you might have seen this harvesting […]
Mystery Fruit - The Akebi Part 1
Saturday, September 29th, 2007One of the great things about living in or visiting a foreign country is that you get to try all sorts of foods that you’ve never tasted before. Sometimes a new flavor will become one of your favorites (miso soup!). Other times you’d rather avoid tasting the new food again if you can […]
How to Never Waste Rice Again
Saturday, September 1st, 2007It happens to the best of us. We come home from a long day of work and we’re hungry.
Rice takes time to cook, so we start there. We measure out a cup or two of rice, lift the lid of our rice cooker, and see this:
Oh no! That’s the rice I made […]
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