Mochi-tsuki Eating mochi (pounded rice) on New Year’s Day is a tradition in Japan but in order to have mochi to eat for the new year, someone has to make it. Today, it’s easy enough to buy mochi from any supermarket or convenience store or make it in a machine. But traditionally, mochi would…
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Tohoku Week – Zunda
When you consider the elegance of Japanese tea, the homely looking zunda looks a bit out of place. By appearance, it could be a regurgitated bright green goo, but zunda takes its rightful place beside the more refined cup of ocha by virtue of its history. Lord Date Masamune, founder of Sendai, dined on zunda,…
Mochicream
Though centuries-old traditions are mostly alive and well in Japan, modern Japan has experienced a fusion of the traditional and the foreign, especially in foods. Ramen is certainly one food that springs to mind as well as tempura, which actually came to Japan via Portugal (and is an interesting story in itself). Mochicream is a…
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