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*Yoko is in China for 10 days! And with no access to Facebook or Instagram,...
*Yoko is in China for 10 days! And with no access to Facebook or Instagram,...
I'd like to start with a little background on the small town of Tsubame-Sanjo. This...
I've made quite a few dishes using natto (fermented soy beans) in the past years --...
The name Caesarean derives from all things related to Caesar, the Roman general whose actions...
We did it. We patiently (or persistently, rather) waited for over two years to get to...
With the opening of our bottle shop, I have been exploring the world of sake. Daiginjos,...
Sake is one of those things that really makes you appreciate locality. It's like the...
In 2011, we visited Hakkaisan, a sake brewery in Niigata. As one of the most...
A recipe for a light, refreshing ice cream using Sakekasu (sake lees). Since the alcohol evaporates in the cooking process, kids can eat it too.
During our visit to Aoki Brewery in Niigata, we were told that the three most...
Kayoko and I go to Niigata every February. Our friends in Tokyo gasp in horror,...