Today, it is going to hot summer in Japan. In the summer, we want to enjoy cold beer and Edamame! Edamame (Green Soy Bean) seems to be already common word in the world. It is very popular food both at Izakaya (traditional Japanese casual restaurant) and home. Of course, I love it. Even you have […]
There are many foods which tells us “Spring has come!” Hotaru Ika (Firefly Squid) is one of them. We can see it at market from the end of March to June. Now it is mid of May, so its season will end soon….. Hotaru Ika is very tiny squid. It’s about 6 to 8 cm […]
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. […]
I heard that countries where people eat lotus root (renkon) are only Japan and China. I am surprised because I have been eating it since a kid like tempura, simmered stuff or one ingredient of chirashi sushi etc. Kinpira is one of typical lotus root menu. Its spicy and very good combination with steamed rice. […]
