Whole Ayu Sugatani on Jukkokumai Rice

January 30, 2009 1 Comment

Midnight Snack: Whole Ayu Sweetfish Sugatani Served on Jukkokumai Rice

The other day I was up in Shiga Prefecture, just over the East Mountains from Kyoto, on the shores of Lake Biwa and I was given a package of whole sugatani ayu, a trout-like sweetfish from Lake Biwa as a gift.…

KyotoFoodie Obama Inauguration Party – Sake Kasu Roll Cake and Doburoku Sake

January 27, 2009 9 Comments

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! KyotoFoodie Obama Inauguration Party – Sake Kasu Roll Cake and Doburoku Sake

Things in my homeland grew so bad over the last 8 years that we had to reject a real patriot who we could have chosen for president 8 years ago and bet on this newcomer with precious little experience and no resumé…

Wagashi: Kuromame Daifuku Mochi

January 26, 2009 8 Comments

Kuromame (Black Bean) Daifuku Mochi from Demachi Futaba 京都ふたば丹波黒豆大福

Today, while passing through Demachiyanagi, there wasn’t usual huge line at Demachi Futaba Mochi Store, so I peeked in and noticed that in addition to the usual line-up of mame-mochi (mochi with whole beans) they had kuromame daifuku, mochi made with black beans from Tamba, in rural Kyoto…

Winter Crab: Kani Miso, Kani Nabe, Kani Zosui

January 24, 2009 6 Comments

Winter Crab: Kani Miso, Kani Nabe, Kani Zosui かにみそかに鍋かに雑炊

In Japan winter is the season for crab and the best, fresh sake. We were given two beautiful crabs from the Sea of Japan and after doing kani nabe I wanted to cook the kani miso in the shell with sake over an open flame, so I bought some…

Koshogatsu Ryori and Oma Maguro Tuna

January 15, 2009 5 Comments

Happy New Year Again! Koshogatsu Ryori and Oma Maguro Tuna 小正月料理大間マグロ

Koshogatsu, or ‘little shogatsu‘ is traditionally observed on January 15th and marks the end of the Japanese New Year celebration. Mochi that has been offered to Shinto gods for the last half month is now quite dried out and is shattered with a hammer for eating…

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