As the weather cools down, some of Japan’s best produce becomes sweeter. Japanese winter cuisine ranges from hearty nabe to crispy fried tempura and steaming bowls of soba noodles. Many Japanese dishes rely heavily on fresh vegetables as their primary ingredients. Here is your guide to […]
Umami is a universally loved, but somehow mysterious flavour. It is savoury, yet sweet, and comes through in a lot of our favourite foods. But where does it come from? Well, look no further than aspergillus oryzae, known in Japan as koji-kin. Koji releases an amino […]
Arigato Japan Tour-Guide Jordan and wife Satomi had the chance to stay at Minshuku Kuyama (a traditional Japanese Home-Stay) and learn how to make Miso with an expert!
