Noodles and Rice

June 27th, 2007

Japanese Beer - the good the bad and the disgusting

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” […]

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May 31st, 2007

Japanese Canned Coffee

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 […]

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March 20th, 2007

Pairing Wine with Asian Food

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!

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