How to Make Nukazuke: Pickling Vegetables

February 27, 2009 3 Comments

How to Make Nukazuke: Pickling Hinona Turnips 日野菜蕪ぬか漬け

How to Make Nukazuke: Pickling Hinona Turnips 日野菜かぶぬか漬け

Nukazuke Report: Our nukadoko pickling bed started to get pungent, I knew it was time to pickle our first vegetables. I chose hinona, a traditional vegetable from neighboring Shiga prefecture. It is a very long and narrow turnip.…

Karami Daikon Radish and Soba

February 26, 2009 4 Comments

Grated Karami ‘Hot’ Daikon Radish and Soba 辛味大根

Itadakimono: A few days ago I was given a large bunch of karami daikon by Iron Chef Defeater, Yoshimi Tanigawa, the owner and chef of Kichisen. Karami daikon is generally quite small and is grated and eaten with soba noodles. It is hot and bitter, a little goes a long way.…

Kyoto Nishijin Shinise: Tawaraya Meibutsu Udon

February 25, 2009 7 Comments

Tawaraya Meibutsu Nihon (Two Noodle) Udon たわらや名物二本うどん

A bowl of udon with only two noodles? Is it a rip-off or a find? Though Tawaraya’s famous udon dish is a bit gimmicky, it does have that special and refined ‘shinise’ taste. This is a dish that has been enjoyed, across the street from an ancient shrine, by several generations of locals…

How to Make Nukazuke: Fermenting Nukadoko

February 19, 2009 4 Comments

How to Make Nukazuke: Fermenting the Nukadoko (Nuka Bed) ぬか床の発酵

Nukazuke Report: Our nukadoko is coming along well. The season is cold now so fermenting took some time. I added half a can of Japan’s best beer: Yona Yona Ale and kept the pickle pot warmish for a few days. We added a lot of turnip greens, not to eat…

Vinegar Shinise: Fruit Vinegar Chocolate Valentine’s Day Bonbons

February 16, 2009 5 Comments

Fruit Vinegar Chocolate Valentine’s Day Bonbons from Vinegar Shinise! 内堀醸造酢ボンボン

Happy Valentine’s Day Peko! You’re my favorite foodie! This year I skipped the usual maccha chocolate and got Peko fruit flavored vinegar chocolates from a vinegar shinise company in Gifu that has a small stand at Takashimaya Department Store in Kyoto. The novel flavors of blueberry, orange and grapefruit,…

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