Pungent and Smoky Grilled Japanese Eggplant ‘Yakinasu’

Home Cooking: Grilled and Chilled Eggplant ‘Yakinasu’ Home Cooking: Grilled and Chilled Eggplant 'Yakinasu' Miwa’s Kyoto Kitchen Recipe This recipe is a staple of late summer and early autumn home cooking in Japan. Eggplants are grilled under direct flame, peeled, chilled and served with bonito shavings, grated ginger and soy sauce. The taste is pungent and smoky. This dish is very quick and easy to make.…
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Learning to Make Soba Dashi at Honke Owariya

Learning to Make Soba Dashi at Honke Owariya Learning to Make 'dashi' at Honke Owariya We were privileged to visit one of our favorite Kyoto restaurants, Honke Owariya that is among the oldest restaurants in the world, and learn how to make their incredibly delicious ‘dashi‘ broth for soba noodles. Having about 540 years of experience to draw upon is a fantastically delicious thing!…
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