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Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya’s Year of the Tiger Namagashi
This is the Year of the Tiger and I got my tiger themed new year namagashi from Toraya again, same as last year. It is called Sachi Tora (幸とら), or Happy Tiger. Like last year's ox, this delightful design is quite abstract and uses cinnamon to create both flavor and ... read more
Hearty Mid-winter Salt Pork Mochi Rice Okowa Recipe
Did you know that mochi rice isn't just for sweets? When you think mochi in Japanese cuisine, most people think of sticky rice steamed and pounded and made into the myriad forms of wagashi confections. Glutinous rice, also known as sticky rice, is called mochigome in Japanese. (Kome is uncooked ... read more
Imo Jochu Nama Choco Ganache at Kyoto Daimaru Department Store Valentine Chocolat Promenade
This year my Valentine’s Day sweet was sweet potato shochu filled chocolate ganache!
Regular readers of KyotoFoodie may recall that I was given some delightful fruit vinegar bonbons last Valentine’s Day from Takashimaya. I don’t have a valentine this year so I bought my own. I was encouraged to skip Takashimaya’s ... read more
My Original Hiiragi Iwashi Design (Whole Sardine and Holly Leaves)
Last year on February 3rd, the day before spring, I put a grilled sardine head on a holly stick and put it next to my front door. That was to prevent the ‘Oni’ demon from entering my house and getting my new year off to a bad start.
I didn’t like ... read more
Setsubun Depachika: Shopping for Eho-maki and Sardines at Japanese Department Store Food Court
Depachika, the basement floor of department stores in Japan, is where some of the best food in the land can be had and at fairly reasonable prices. These food courts are difficult to beat as they are a mix of the best of the best shinise stores as well as ... read more
Kyoto Cuisine
Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya’s Year of the Tiger Namagashi
This is the Year of the Tiger and I got my tiger themed new year namagashi from Toraya aga...
Setsubun Foodie Customs: Kyoto Hisagozushi ‘Onimaki’ Ehomaki
Meet the ‘Demon Roll’ sushi for the day before spring -- Kyoto-style. This makizushi is a ...
Recipe
Hearty Mid-winter Salt Pork Mochi Rice Okowa Recipe
Did you know that mochi rice isn't just for sweets? When you think mochi in Japanese cuisi...
O-shogatsu Ryori: Kyoto-style Saikyo O-zoni White Miso Soup
Happy New Year from KyotoFoodie! Here is a little taste of the New Year in Kyoto: white mi...
How To
My Original Hiiragi Iwashi Design (Whole Sardine and Holly Leaves)
Last year on February 3rd, the day before spring, I put a grilled sardine head on a holly ...
How to Season a Japanese Donabe Earthenware Pot
Here at the KyotoFoodie House (also known as Beagle House) I have really been getting into...
Kyoto Restaurant + Cafe
Dinner at Yoshikawa Ryokan: Tempura Kakiage O-chazuke
The other day I was fortunate enough to be invited for a wonderful tempura kaiseki dinner ...
Kyoto Mountain Ramen Joint: Wild Boar ‘Inoshishi’ Ramen
Meet lumberjack ramen! In the North Mountains above Kyoto, in a village called Keihoku-cho...
Chef
Kyoto Kichisen’s Chef Tanigawa Defeating Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef
Iron Chef: Battle Pike Eel and the Man Who Carries the Future of Kyoto Cuisine on His Shou...
Izuju: The Best Kyoto Style Sushi in Kyoto
Sushi in Kyoto has a long history but it is quite unlike the nigiri sushi that we are used...
Ingredients and Condiments
Japanese Condiment: Furikake
Furikake is a condiment for sprinkling on rice in Japan. Conventional furikake is of medio...
What is Ryorishu? Japanese Cooking Sake
Itadakimono: Recently I visited my favorite sake brewery, Uehara Sake Brewery in rural Shi...
Cooking Utensils
Kana-ami: Traditional Japanese Handmade Metal Cooking Utensils and Kitchenware
Kana-ami: Traditional Japanese Handmade Metal Cooking Utensils and Kitchenware (京の金網細工 辻和金...
Product
Wagashi: Miso Flavored Chigiri Mochi in Wasanbon Sugar
Kyoto Top-ten Foodie Omiyage Souvenir: Miso Chigiri Mochi This is miso flavored gyuhi m...
Kyoto Sawai Shoyu Honten Soy Sauce Candy
Japanese make hard candy with some novel indigenous ingredients and flavors that often sou...