What is the food which you feel spring? When rape blossom (nano hana) foods come onto the table, I feel spring has come. Its season is February and March. It tastes a little bitter. So I don’t like it very well when I was a child. But now, I want to eat it if I […]
Tsukudani is a taste of common people. Eat it with steamed rice is very good. It is a kind of preserved food and typical one is simmered small fishes or shell fishes with soy sauce and sugar. It seems to be since mid 19th century. The name is named after place called Tsukudajima in Tokyo. […]
It is in the evening at March 11th, 2013 now. Two years has been past since the huge earthquake in Tohoku area, Japan. Today, I saw many people were talking about the earthquake on TVs, newspapers, magazines and also news feed on facebook etc. I will never forget it as same as the earthquake which […]
Japanese pancake called “Okonomiyaki” is a typical home food, especially in west part of Japan. Current style of okonomiyaki is since after world war 2. So it doesn’t have long history, but the origin seems to be before the war. “Okonomiyaki” contains two words “Okonomi” and “Yaki.” “Okonomi” means favorite or as you like, and […]
Katsudon is one of popular don (rice bowl) foods. The cooking method is almost same with Oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl), but main ingredient is “Tonkatsu (Japanese pork cutlet) ” instead of chicken. Who developed this food is not clear, there are some stories. But it seems to be eaten since 1921, because one […]
