Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Buri-zanmai Series: Buri Kama Shioyaki (Salt-grilled Fatty Yellowtail Collar)

Buri-zanmai Series (Part 1): Winter is the time for buri, or yellowtail. The meat is laden with oil and rich flavor. Here we make Buri Kama Shioyaki.
Buri Kama Shioyaki:
Kama is the ‘collar’ of a fish, the area between the gill cover and the pectoral fin. This area [...]

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Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi - Part 4

I visited the Kitagawa Honke sake brewery to see the pressing of the mash for Daiginjo.

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Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi - Part 3

I went back to the Kitagawa Honke sake brewery to check-up on the progress of lot no. 18.

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Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi - Part 2

This morning I awoke at 5am, opened the window and looked out at Kitayama, the North Mountains of Kyoto to see everything covered in heavy, wet snow.
At 7am, amid heavy snowflakes, I was met by Yukihiro Kitagawa, outside his sake brewery, [...]

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Sake: Learning to Make Sake at Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery in Fushimi, Kyoto - Part 1

This morning I awoke at 5:00, opened the window and looked out at Kitayama, the North Mountains of Kyoto to see everything covered in heavy snow.
At 7am, amid heavy snowflakes, I was met by Yukihiro Kitagawa, outside his sake brewery, [...]

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