The Japanese have a passion for beer that is slowly overtaking Sake. Almost all of the beer sold in Japan is from domestic breweries and most of these are from the big 4. These major breweries are Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory.
Japanese beer is legally classified by it’s ingredients. There are a large selection of “Real” […]
If you are stuck on a cold rainy corner of any busy Japanese city, there are three things that are likely to come to mind:
How do I get warm
How do I get something into my stomach
How do I do it without standing in one of the unending queues that lead to just about every place that […]
Tammy “the Wine Gal” over at Celebrate Wine suggests wines to go with Asian food. I haven’t tried Riesling with our food, so we’ll have to do that sometime. Check out her blog for other wine tips as well!
Tags: celebrate-wine, Drinks : Asian Cuisine, General : Asian Food / Cuisine, tammy-powley, wine-with-Asian-food
Right across the street from the area’s oldest Asian grocer, Jay International, is Wei Hong Bakery. It has been open for several years and has garnered quite a following. Unpretentious and so accessible, being right smack dab on one of the busiest portions of Grand Boulevard. You’ll have to park across the […]
Tea is a fundamental part of Chinese life. It is identified, at least in one old Chinese saying, as one of the seven basic necessities in life, the other six being soy sauce, vinegar, salt, rice, fuel and oil. The role of tea in Chinese culture is so important that some authors have […]
For people serious about their tea: I just found out about this company last month. They won Best Black Tea and Best Green Tea in the Commercially Brewed Category at the Annual World Tea Expo in April 2006. From the Press Release:
Rishi Tea, the leading importer of Organic loose leaf tea in […]
A History Lesson: The Chinese Restaurant in America: Learn just how “American” this institution is, the ubiquitous Chinese restaurant found in practically every corner of America’s streets. Cynthia Little of the Atwater Kent Museum in Philadelphia even calls it “as American as apple pie”. The corresponding exhibit runs until September 10. […]
I’ve got some sweet brown rice I need to use up. I’ve used it in sushi, and I’ve been thinking of making homemade mochi, and I’m tempted to try amazake.
I found the homemade Amazake recipe in Michio Kushi’s book
Here’s a detailed recipe, though a bit more intimidating.
Bunnyfoot has detailed her process here.
There […]
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