Spring is slowly approaching and with it the cherry blossom season, which is so popular in Japan. The white-pink blossom of the cherry trees, called sakura in Japan, stands for new beginnings and, of course, beauty, but also for transience and impermanence...
Many countries have sandwiches, but Japan? There is bento, of course! You're probably also a fan of the numerous snacks that the Japanese whip up from their bags when they're out and about. We tell you how you can create your own bento...
We are at the beginning of the new year and want to take a look at the culinary New Year traditions in Japan. Did you know, for example, that long noodles symbolise a long life?...
Today we're going to look at a food that is neither plant nor animal: the edible mushroom. Maybe you even know Japanese mushrooms like Reishi, Maitake or Matsutake? Or the often used small white mushroom enoki? But this is about a different and particularly well-known mushroom from Japan: The shiitake from the omphalotaceae family...
Spring is slowly approaching and with it the cherry blossom season, which is so popular in Japan. The white-pink blossom of the cherry trees, called sakura in Japan, stands for new beginnings and, of course, beauty, but also for transience and impermanence...
Many countries have sandwiches, but Japan? There is bento, of course! You're probably also a fan of the numerous snacks that the Japanese whip up from their bags when they're out and about. We tell you how you can create your own bento...
If you like fruity things and Japanese food, you've probably come across yuzu before. But do you know what it is exactly?...
We are at the beginning of the new year and want to take a look at the culinary New Year traditions in Japan. Did you know, for example, that long noodles symbolise a long life?...
Today we're going to look at a food that is neither plant nor animal: the edible mushroom. Maybe you even know Japanese mushrooms like Reishi, Maitake or Matsutake? Or the often used small white mushroom enoki? But this is about a different and particularly well-known mushroom from Japan: The shiitake from the omphalotaceae family...