We always talk eat healthy. But, it takes courage and determination to take an action and practice it. If you decided to eat healthy in 2015, I recommend that you introduce at least one or two weekly/monthly Japanese dishes or meals in your diet. You can find recipes from this blog site throughout the year (are you going to try my latest vegetable udon dish?) or from my books, The Japanese Kitchen, The Sushi Experience and Hiroko’s American Kitchen. Traditional...
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My Culinary Tour to Japan group member enjoyed this new beverage (see Photo) this March in Japan at a local restaurant just before arriving to Gokayama village, where 400 to 200 years old thatched roof houses still stand and occupied by the locals in the deep mountain region. Being attracted by stunning peachy-purple color of the drink, which the Japanese family was enjoying at across our table, we could not stop ordering it. When we tasted it, “wow” sounds...
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