It is exciting that today there are so many quality, delicious sake available in America, like the one which I have recently blogged – Daishichi Sake. Many of these sake are made at small family run breweries in Japan. Some have been in their business at least for one hundred years, others, close to 400 years. Production of sake is far more complicated than the wine making. Like beer sake is made from rice. In order to allow the fermentation to occur starch in rice...
Read MoreWho Invented Mochi Ice Cream?
Almost a week ago I had an opportunity to chat with David Nash, sales manager of Mikawaya, LA, at the International Restaurant and Food Service Show at the Jacob Javit Center in New York City. Last December I had posted mochi ice cream blog, so when I passed by the Mikawaya booth and saw the signboard which claims that Mikawaya invented mochi ice cream in America in large letters, I froze in front of it. According to David Nash, Mikawaya, as a bakery and confectionery...
Read MoreI Love Pork; I Love Hakata Tonton
The story about “An Iowa Farmer’s Quest for No Ordinary Pig” on the NY Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/with-iowa-swabian-hall-a-farmers-quest-for-perfect-pig.html?pagewanted=all ) made me hungry for delicious pork meal. So, I headed to Hakata Tonton in New York City. The name of the restaurant, Hakata Tonton, is easy to remember and fun to pronounce. “Hakata” is a ward/district in Fukuoka city in Fukuoka Prefecture in the Kyushu island,...
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