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My diary, writing about my creative cooking and award-winning recipes created for food companies and recipe contests in Japan. Most of my recipes are in Japanese, so I will translate them by request! Also, I write about hot and interesting food products and restaurant food in Japan. Plus, I write about my travels. Don't miss it ;)
Mister Potato Crisps is made from 100% high-grade imported potatoes. It comes in a 160g or 45g package. The product is manufactured in Malaysia. The finely sliced potatoes are washed in cold water to remove starch from its surface to prevent the pot (read full article)
Açaí and Raspberry Granita is the summer specials at my favorite Ueshima Coffee Shop. It is a refreshing granita with nutritious açaí and raspberry. Rich in polyphenol, this beverage is effective on health and beauty. Actually, I got this for (read full article)
Grecanico is a native Sicilian grape which produces a complex, aromatically defined white wine with citrusy fruit character. I seldom drink white wine but I bought this wine since it was recommended at 980yen ($10) last weekend. It was a sweet-scen (read full article)
Do you know MOS BURGER? My darling and I go there once in a while. Their most popular burger is "MOS burger". We love this burger the most! Juicy beef and pork patty with their original meat sauce is distinctive :D Recently, we tried their "superb (read full article)
Wow! This small celadon-colored chocolate costs a dollar each!!! KEIKO has the most authentic, extensive line of Japanese organic tea and tea based products in the world! Their products include organic half shaded green teas and matcha for Retail, F (read full article)
Here comes another funny Cola product by Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd. on 5/25/2010! For your natural life, "Green Cola" is made from selected raw materials derived from plants such as fruits, with cola's own dynamism and briskness. No artificial colo (read full article)
Followed by the free Dean and Deluca Magnet promotion, now 500ml PEPSI NEX comes with a free LE CREUSET miniature accessory (cell-phone strap)! There are 3 different types (Ramekin D'amour, Ramekin Fleur, and Ramekin Etoile) in 6 different colors (re (read full article)
Recently, I found that the wines with this logo meet my taste! This "Women's Wine" logo (printed only in Japan) shows that the wine is made by women who produce wine with women's sensitivities. From north in Piemonte to south in Sicilian, there are (read full article)
Rione dei Dogi Rosso Molise Riserva is medium bodied red wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in Molise (a region of Southern Italy). You can enjoy rich and fruity flavor of grapes. This is the wine that my dad ordered at the restaurant the o (read full article)
During the trip in Hokkaido, we had a lot of beer! What kind of beer do you like? Actually, I prefer shochu-based beverage to beer, but Otaru beer was pretty cool that their yeast is still alive when they serve! At Sapporo Beer Museum, I found a (read full article)
Have you ever tried white taiyaki? Taiyaki (literally "baked sea bream") is a Japanese fish-shaped sweet cake. The most common filling is azuki (red bean paste). The new style of Taiyaki is white. It's batter is made of tapioca which has a mochi-li (read full article)
On Saturday, my darling and I tried burgers at FRESHNESS BURGER for the first time! They serve everything with delicious taste and safety standard. Their vegetables are freshly-picked from domestic farms, and use safe Aussie beef patties. Their most (read full article)
Have you ever tried Takoyaki?! Takoyaki (literally fried or baked octopus) is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced or whole baby octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnai (read full article)
Ecological cooking is to cook environmentally friendly foods. Using leftovers in the fridge can be an idea! The other day I made Okonomiyaki using leftover fillings for Gyoza dumplings. Okonomiyaki is Japanese dish consisting of a pan-fried batter c (read full article)
Last time I wrote about Nenrinya's Baumkuchen, but this one is about Taneya. Baumkuchen is a kind of layered cake, known in many countries throughout Europe. Somehow, the cake is very popular in Japan and many Japanese-style confection store produce (read full article)
Ago means tobiuo (flying fish) in the regional dialect. It is one of the local specialities in Hirado (Nagasaki). At the very end of our dinner (Kaiseki-ryouri: variety of dishes), we had Ago dashi soup. The soup was richer than bonito dashi and was (read full article)
How often do you drink a flavored coffee? I don't usually drink flavored coffee but sometimes it is nice for a change. Few weeks ago, I had a macadamia flavored coffee at a Hawaiian restaurant in Shibuya. Sweet aroma lets you save sugar! Although I (read full article)
Last week, I received a box of Chocolatier Erica's #1 leaf-shaped mint chocolates. I don't really love to eat mint flavored chocolate, although I used to love to eat After Eights. Anyway, I just tried one piece, and was unexpectedly delicious!!! The (read full article)
Hi there!Yay or Jeez! My co-worker bought me a yummy apple pie while I had to watch my weight...The apple pie was from Cafe Dor, close to my workplace.It uses an apple called 紅玉(kougyoku: "Jonathan" in English) from Aomori prefecture. Baked slowl (read full article)
My co-workers gave me two huge cakes as a White Day gift! The guy who purchased them told me that he bought them at the same street vendor as last year (36sticks) but there was a different store name on the box (36 SWEETS FACTORY on the MAIN STREET) (read full article)
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