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Japanese Cooking 101, Lesson 6: Putting It All Together
posted on 3 May 2013 by maki ::
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Welcome to the last lesson in Japanese 101: The Fundamentals of Washoku. I hope you’ve enjoyed the course and learned a few things along the way.
In this last lesson we’ll take a look back at what we’ve learned, and also see how to put it all together to great an authentic traditional Japanese meal at home. continue reading...
Nanohana in the Japan Times, plus the "Oborozukiyo" Hazy Spring Moon children's song
posted on 22 Feb 2013 by maki ::
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This month’s Japanese Kitchen column in the Japan Times is about a quintessential early spring vegetable called nanohana. There’s even a very well known children’s song about it. continue reading...
Recipe for Dorayaki, Doraemon's favorite snack
posted on 8 Jan 2013 by maki ::
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When I wrote about dorayaki, the sweet pancake-sandwich that is cat-robot Doraemon’s favorite snack for the Japan Times back in October, I promised to post a recipe for making the little pancakes. Well finally here it is! continue reading...
Eating sakura (cherry blossoms and leaves) article in the Japan Times
posted on 26 Mar 2012 by maki ::
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My latest article in The Japan Times is about edible cherry blossoms and leaves. continue reading...
Setsuden article in The Japan Times, plus suzumi or 'keeping cool' the traditional way
posted on 26 Jun 2011 by maki ::
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This month in the Japan Times, I talk about setsuden (cutting down on electricity consumption) and suzumi (keeping cool). continue reading...
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