Wagashi: Mame-mochi and Kuzu-manju

June 11, 2008 6 Comments

Wagashi: Demachi Futaba Mame-mochi and Kuzu-manju

Demachi Futaba is one of Kyoto’s most popular shinise mochi shops, famous for tasty confections and long lines! It is common to see taxis waiting while tourists make a last minute purchase of Kyoto yummies before jumping on a bullet train and going back home. Backpacker tourists can often be seen down at the…

Survey Results: The Winners, The To Do List

June 6, 2008 5 Comments

Survey Results: The Winners, The To Do List Hello foodies and thank you so much to everyone that took the ‘Win Junk’ survey! We are very happy to receive more than 70 replies with a lot of really great feedback! Your feedback has created a ‘To Do’ list for us and pointed us in the direction to go for the…

Tsunoki: Premium Sake Dealer in Nishiki Market Kyoto

June 3, 2008 14 Comments

Tsunoki: Premium Sake Dealer in Nishiki Market Kyoto (津之喜酒舗)

Tsunoki is more than 200 years old and is the place in Kyoto to purchase fine sake, shochu and Japanese whiskey. The friendly 8th generation owner of Tsunoki, Teruo Fujii, speaks some English and is always happy to make recommendations to visitors.…

Taue (Rice Planting): Planting Yamada Nishiki in Rural Kyoto Prefecture for Next Year’s Sake

May 24, 2008 7 Comments

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Kitagawa Honke Sake Brewery

Taue (Rice Planting): Planting Yamada Nishiki in Rural Kyoto Prefecture for Next Year’s Sake

Taue: Rice Planting in Rural Kyoto Prefecture

Taue (田植) means rice planting, or properly, rice transplanting as seedlings are first grown in a protected area such as a greenhouse and then transplanted to the rice paddy. Kitagawa Honke Sake…

Takashimaya Department Store Food Court: Ika Meshi (squid stuffed with rice)

May 18, 2008 11 Comments

Takashimaya Department Store Food Court: Ika Meshi (squid stuffed with rice)

Well, once again the department store food court turns up some yummies! Paku and I bought this, I think it was from a demise (出店) from Ishikawa Prefecture, it is called ika meshi. Ika means ‘squid’ and meshi is one of several ways to say ‘cooked rice’.…

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