The season of Turnip (“Kabu” in Japanese) is spring and fall. May is its season and people say Turnips in spring time is tender. The history of turnip in Japan is very old. It is mentioned in a oldest history book such as Kojiki or Nihonshoki which were published in 8th century. So there are […]
“Ingen no Gomaae” is one of my favorite food when I was child. Still, I sometimes want to eat it, but it’s rare that restaurants have it as a regular menu. I think it’s usually a side dish, never be main dish. Perhaps restaurants serve several kind of side dishes alternately. If you have a […]
Today, December 22nd is the day of Touji when day time is shortest in a year. We have a custom to eat food which has a sound “n” in Japanese or to have a bath with Yuzu (a Japanese citrus) at the day. If you do either, you’ll not be sick for next one day. […]
Tonjiru is one of Miso Soup which is popular in winter season. There are 2 types of Japanese soup which is well known. One is Miso Shiru (Miso Soup) and other one is Osuimono (Clear Soup). Most of them are foods to drink even they have some ingredients, and also they are usually a side […]
Sashimi Konnyaku is a food to eat not cooked Konnyaku. The taste of Konnyaku is very light, so we usually put some Sumiso sauce which is combination of Rice Vinegar and Miso. Probably, readers of this blog may not know about Konnaku. According to Wikipedia, it is eaten only in Japan, China, Korea and Myanmar. […]
