TSUDOI 集 means “get-together” in Japanese… it is the opposite of social distancing. Here in Japan, the m…

Some people call them OMUSUBI, others call them ONIGIRI, the Japanese language today has two words for pressed…

Incessant tsuyu rain is soon to be supplanted by sultry summer days. That’s when the emphasis in the kitchen, …

SORA MAMÉ Fava Beans Fava beans have been part of the eastern Mediterranean diet (Egypt, Greece, Italy) for at…

節分 setsu (season) + bun (break) Setsubun is literally a break between seasons and occurs several times during …

by Elizabeth Andoh ODEN おでん Japan’s iconic ODEN is a slow-simmered, hodgepodge: fish sausages, daikon ra…

by Elizabeth Andoh Botanically a fruit, not a vegetable, eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a member of the night…