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Our traditional essential, Miso paste
Miso, a Japanese invention, is made by combining soybeans, grains and sea salt, and fermenting and aging the mixture in barrels. The result is a powerful paste that can vary from buttery shiro(white) misos to medium-bodied shinshu(yellow) misos to beefy, pungent aka(...
Well balanced food means a lot
I have never imagined how well balanced traditional Japanese home cooking food was until I moved away. Italian, French or Spanish cuisines were more exciting and inspiring to me when I lived in Japan. So I used to go to those restaurants with my friends. Since my...
医食同源(i-sho-ku dou-gen)
Today I want to write about i-sho dou-gen, it is a Japanse expression that roughtly translates as " food is as good as medicine." I have been living long enough in the UK to understand the weather and culture. However, I was surprised with the fact how much indulgent...
Plant-based meat?
There are more and more soy products available in the U.K.nowadays. In my childhood I remember there used to be one tofu shop per area, a bit like one pub in a village in the U.K. Japanese people used to buy freshly made tofu almost everyday from the local shop or the...