Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan

September 15, 2008 15 Comments

Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan (Green Tangerine) 青みかん

Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan 青みかん

Aomikan, or ‘green tangerine’ mark the beginning of autumn. They are more sour than sweet and make a wonderfully refreshing snack in the still hot late afternoons and early evenings of this season.…

KyotoFoodie: Down for the Count

September 14, 2008 5 Comments

Hello foodies, We’re terribly, terribly sorry that KyotoFoodie was down for about two days straight. We appreciate your concerned emails, thank you for missing KyotoFoodie! We are not signing off, we’re just getting going here. The problem was with our webhost (DreamHost). Their gear don’t work and their support crew don’t support! DreamHost, you’re fired!…

Wagashi: Kyoto Daimonji Namagashi

August 25, 2008 9 Comments

Kyoto Daimonji Namagashi 大文字生菓子

More Daimonji! The biggest of the big characters of the late-summer mountainside bonfires is ‘dai’, literally ‘great’ or ‘big’. Here it is on a sweet, soft and chewy tea ceremony confection.…

52 Day Moromi Junmai Ginjo Namazake + New Project

August 24, 2008 4 Comments

52 Day Moromi Junmai Ginjo Namazake + New Project 五拾弐日もろみ純米吟醸生

A new and excellent sake discovery! Photos with Paku’s new iPhone. Great label design. New, and secret Peko project!…

Wagashi: Daimonji Okuribi Senbei and Kompeito

August 17, 2008 11 Comments

Wagashi: Daimonji Senbei and Kompeito 京都大文字送り火せんべいこんぺいとう

Daimonji: A festival like non other in the entire world! Daimonji, literally means ‘great (big) character’. On a mid-August night massive bonfires are burned on 5 mountainsides surrounding Kyoto in the form of Chinese characters and pictograms to guide the visiting spirits back to the other world. Tawaraya Yoshitomi uses…

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