Kumiage Yuba and Yuba Donburi 汲み上げ湯葉 湯葉どんぶり
We were given a gift of kumiage yuba from a yuba company up in Otsu recently and made donburi with it on Peko's famous rice. Simply flavored with soy sauce and wasabi, this is veg, healthy, and not just tasty, but creamy tasty! Have you heard of yuba?
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donburi,
gokokumai,
How to Cook Rice Japanese Style,
itadakimono,
kombu,
mugi-gohan,
wasabi,
yuba Category:
Japanese culture,
day trip from Kyoto,
rice dishes (ご飯類),
tofu yuba (豆腐・湯葉) | 7 Comments »
Kikizake: Sake and Shochu Tasting Event
Kikizake: A very large tasting event was held featuring premium sake breweries and shochu distilleries over the weekend which Peko was lucky enough to attend.
Demise: Narazuke Moriguchizuke Tsukemono
The food courts of department stores in Japan are a near other-worldly experience. The offerings are exquisite in taste and beauty and nearly boundless in regional and seasonal variation. In addition to the regular stores, there are 'demise', small stands that sell a product from a different region or local, small shop and these demise change every ...
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demise,
department store,
moriguchi daikon,
moriguchizuke,
nagoya,
narazuke,
pickles,
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day trip from Kyoto,
omiyage,
shinise (老舗),
tsukemono (漬け物) | 9 Comments »
Itojyu Umoregi wagashi (いと重菓舗・埋れ木)
Yum! Wagashi, the traditional confections of Japan.
