(Picture source: http://www.nagomivisit.com/)   Homestay is quite a common way for foreigners (especially students) to get an authentic look at day to day life in Japan. People might not always have…

  Is fruit an ingredient for cooking (aside from sweets) in your country? I guess many counties use various kinds of fruit for cooking, but we usually don’t use them…

  Being able to make a cute bento packed lunch is one of the must techniques for mums in Japan.  The more you put efforts, the more you children and…

  I found this interesting, innovative pot today so would like to introduce it to you. But why kuru-kuru (swirling about)?? Once you use the pot you will notice how…

If you are asked about Japanese condiments, I think most of you will come up with soy related stuff like soy sauce and miso.  Yes, soy sauce and miso are…

Today, I would like to introduce an article that the writer made an experiment whether his high school teacher told him a true story or not. His high school teacher…

  After the event with torches, Miki, the photographer saw steam piping out from a furnace, and found a man who is busy preparing meal. Taken at Yuya of Nigatsudo…

  Today I would like to share a Japanese dish called ‘omu-rice’. Omu-rice is an omelet with a filling of seasoned fried rice w/tomato ketchup sauce. It is categorized as ‘yoshoku’, a Western-influenced Japanese cooking…

  I would like to share the recipe for a simple and tasty Japanese dish called “ochazuke” (literary means ocha=tea / zuke= submerge). Ochazuke is steamed rice served in hot green tea…

  “Namasu” is a Japanese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish, vegetables and fruits marinated in rice vinegar. It is usually eaten at celebratory events such as…

An article for today is the most suitable topic for a season of appetite; tasty food in Japan. It is about Zenkoku Gotouchi Donburi Sensyuken (All Japan Local Rice Bowl…