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,…
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Kuro Goma Soft Cream
The mysterious black soft-serve ice cream might scare some people away, but we think it is one of the most delicious of the soft cream flavors in Japan. It gets it’s color from black sesame seeds 黒ごま, giving it a nutty and sweet flavor. At this shop in Kamakura, they sprinkle the soft cream with…
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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