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home cooking: Sanma-no-shioyaki (Salt-grilled Pacific Saury)
Sanma-no-shioyaki (Salt-grilled Pacific Saury) 秋刀魚の塩焼き
Quick and simple, a 10 minute wonder, fresh sanma is delectable.
One of the best preparations of fish in Japanese cuisine is 'shio yaki.' shio means salt and yaki means grilled. Fish in Japan is something that is often eaten raw, so you can be sure that ... read more
home cooking: Wagyu Steak Donburi
home cooking: Wagyu Steak Donburi
The land of fish happens to produce the finest beef in the world as well. Japanese have a knack for perfecting things, whether it be fax machines, cameras, or the production of beef.
You have probably heard of Japan's excuisite beef, Wagyu (和牛) literally 'Japanese beef'. ... read more
aozakana: Seasonal Autumn Fish Dinner
aozakana(青魚): Seasonal Autumn Fish Dinner
aozakana (青魚) literally, 'blue fish' are in season from mid-autumn throughout the winter. These are such species as mackerel (青魚, saba), pacific saury (秋刀魚, sanma), sardine (鰯, iwashi), and jack mackerel (鯵, aji). Their blue colored backs give these well loved fish their Japanese name.
In Japan, ... read more
Gion Koishi — Kakigori, summer time treat in Gion
Gion Koishi -- Kakigori (shaved ice) in Gion (祇園小石)
Hard to believe that 'shaved ice' could be elegant and sophisticated, so Kyoto!
Gion Koshi, ameya (candy shop) is surely the best known place in Gion, and probably Kyoto for kakigori (shaved ice). Shaved ice in Japan actually has a very long history, ... read more
Issen Yoshoku — The Origins of Western Food in Japan
Issen Yoshoku (壹銭洋食)
The Origins of Western Food in Japan
Issen Yoshoku is located in Gion and serves a variation of the popular dish, okonomiyaki. Issen Yoshiku combines a comical interior with a one dish menu. It is a popular destination for locals and tourists. While somewhat kitschy, at Issen Yoshoku you ... read more
Kyoto Cuisine
Setsubun Foodie Customs: Kyoto Hisagozushi ‘Onimaki’ Ehomaki
Meet the ‘Demon Roll’ sushi for the day before spring -- Kyoto-style. This makizushi is a ...
Mid-Winter Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya Red Plum Blossom with Frost Theme Namagashi Confection
A wagashi confection that was created in 1699 by Toraya is a beautiful and unmistakable ex...
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...