With a focus on visual steps, Sachiyo Harada’s “The Complete Illustrated Guide to Japanese Cooking” takes away the guesswork from your next Japanese cooking session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/30/food-drink/cookbook-illustrated-guide-to-japanese-cooking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipe #japanesecuisine #paris #chefs
In this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings, Japan took home the most of any country on the continent — though not the top spot overall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/26/food-drink/asias-50-best-restaurants-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #restaurants #finedining #japanesecuisine
Green tea and curry, Haruomi Hosono remixes: Osaka's Haraiso Sparkle is an intriguing blend of weird and wild. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/23/food-drink/haraiso-sparkle-osaka-curry-shop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #chefs #izakaya
Florentine steak and other meats get a tender loving treatment at Ventinove, a charming Italian restaurant in a village in Gunma Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/16/food-drink/swinnerton-food-destination-restaurants-gunma-italian-ventinove/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #finedining #gunma #japanesecuisine #meat
Spring has sprung. Capture the mood by combining two popular seasonal greens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/16/food-drink/nanohana-udo-spring-vegetables/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #vegetables #japanesecuisine #recipe
The upcoming World Expo in Osaka, known as the kitchen of the country, is viewed as an opportunity to showcase Japan's food industry, including advanced services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/osaka-expo-food/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka #food #japanesecuisine #robots #instagram
Smoked duck with lemon slices, vinegared ginger and boiled pike conger skin — it's not a downtown Tokyo dinner but a new 30,000-feet menu from Air Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/12/food-drink/air-canada-new-menu-michelin-chef/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #travel #chefs #japanesecuisine
Tabelog is full of three-star reviews for otherwise satisfying dining experiences. Do cultural tendencies explain why Japanese diners keep five-star ratings close to the chest? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/09/food-drink/tabelog-ratings-cultural-influences/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #awards #food
As many as 80% of visitors to Osaka prioritize the city's street food, but the city is rapidly improve its elevated dining options as well. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/09/food-drink/osaka-fine-dining-improvements-kyoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #osaka #japanesecuisine #finedining
With a new location and striking new premises, chef Kentaro Mura’s ‘kaiseki’ cuisine based on premium Toyama seafood is better than ever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/02/food-drink/ebitei-bekkan-seafood-toyama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #fish #destinationrestaurants
Japan is full of iconic foods, but domestic cheese? Several producers are elevating the country’s reputation from processed chaff to top-shelf cheddar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/16/food-drink/japan-cheese-awards-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #fermentation
Grocery bills stacking up? Stretch your yen at the supermarket with Japan’s humble dried radish. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/16/food-drink/kiriboshi-daikon-radish-pork/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #vegetables #recipe #japanesecuisine
Some restaurants in Japan pride themselves on unchanging tradition. At Shintaku, reinvention — in both the menu and architecture — helped it become a beacon of Niigata gastronomy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/food-drink/kappo-shintaku-niigata-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #finedining #niigata #sake #japanesecuisine
Still thinking about that delectable morsel you ate at your family’s traditional new year feast? Well, who’s to say you can’t make it at home whenever you want? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/food-drink/recipe-matsukaze-chicken-koji/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipe #japanesecuisine
Noodles served with tuna, yellowtail, whale meat or other ingredients are becoming the flavor of the moment in Tokyo, mesmerizing foodies with the novel combinations crafted by the chefs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/04/food-drink/noodles-tuna-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #food #japanesecuisine #tuna #whales #soup
Japan might be famous for sushi and pork ramen, but tourism, climate goals and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/29/sustainability/veganism-rise-japan-climate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #climatechange #food #diets #vegan #vegetarian #allergies #japanesecuisine #meat #fish
A dish best served cold? Until Feb. 2, ‘kanburi’ — yellowtail caught when Japan’s seas are at their most frigid — reaches the peak of freshness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/29/food-drink/yellowtail-marinade-yuan-yaki-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #fish #recipes
It’s hard to call “A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food” a cookbook, per se, but its introductory approach to rice balls, aesthetics and slurping serve as a wonderful culinary and cultural primer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/19/food-drink/very-asian-guide-japanese-food/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #recipes #veryasianguide
Who created Japan’s beloved ‘dorayaki’ dessert? The two Tokyo shops with strong claims say that as long as the treat lives on, its origin matters little. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/12/food-drink/dorayaki-usagiya-baikatei-desert/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #desserts #anko
According to cookbook author Sonoko Sakai, adding a touch of Japanese style to your daily favorites should be as natural as reaching for the salt and pepper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/12/food-drink/wafu-cooking-cookbook-sonoko-sakai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #recipes #wafucooking
