At this holiday season, the best artisan processed kelp – MAKOMBU, shoyu – KISHIBORI SHOYU (Japanese soy sauce) and sea salt – SUZUSHIO are available at www.theingredientfinder.com. Sharing quality food among family and friends has become easy. I have just shipped a box of The End of The Year gift to my Mom in Japan. The content was a cashmere sweater for her to stay warm during the cold winter, Hiroko’s American Kitchen to critique, packs of very...
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This is a continuation of my blog posted on Dec. 23, 2008. Here is an amazing woman salt maker, Ms. Tsunetoshi. Each month she processes……. 20,000 gallons of sea water to produce 400 pounds of Suzu-shio. She has goegeous smooth skin. According to her the secret is the exposure of her skin every day to the steam coming from salt cooking pot. “While stirring the pot I get free spa...
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Salt is an essential nutrient, but over consumption of it is linked to several health risks such as high blood pressure. Most salt in our diet comes…. from meals eaten out of home and processed foods. In order to control the intake of salt, we should cook our meals at home using locally available fresh ingredients which have limited quantities of natural salt. Next, which salt to use in your kitchen matters a lot. I use artisan-made sea salt from Japan. Good salt is...
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