thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life The cherry blossoms are falling, so it’s as great a time as ever to take your drinking indoors at some of Tokyo’s most eclectic watering holes that excel at craft beer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/21/food-drink/craft-beer-tokyo-pubs/ #life #fooddrink #beer #tokyo #bars
The cherry blossoms are falling, so it’s as great a time as ever to take your drinking indoors at some of Tokyo’s most eclectic watering holes that excel at craft beer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/21/food-drink/craft-beer-tokyo-pubs/ #life #fooddrink #beer #tokyo #bars
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Life Five minutes of prep and a week to marinade for a miso-inspired twist on Camembert you're sure to have never tasted before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/07/food-drink/recipe-dengaku-miso-camembert/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #miso #cheese
Five minutes of prep and a week to marinade for a miso-inspired twist on Camembert you're sure to have never tasted before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/07/food-drink/recipe-dengaku-miso-camembert/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #miso #cheese
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Life Cherry leaves, and to a lesser extent the flowers, contain coumarin, a chemical compound that accounts for their distinctive sweet cherry aroma. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/23/food-drink/washoku-cherry-blossom-rice-balls/ #life #fooddrink #cherryblossom #sakura #riceball #onigiri
Cherry leaves, and to a lesser extent the flowers, contain coumarin, a chemical compound that accounts for their distinctive sweet cherry aroma. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/23/food-drink/washoku-cherry-blossom-rice-balls/ #life #fooddrink #cherryblossom #sakura #riceball #onigiri
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Life To make an authentic Chinese dish, you need to have rich experience and exquisite skills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/11/food-drink/choy-food-chefs-table-guest-hotel/ #life #fooddrink #chef #chinese
To make an authentic Chinese dish, you need to have rich experience and exquisite skills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/11/food-drink/choy-food-chefs-table-guest-hotel/ #life #fooddrink #chef #chinese
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Life “When I came (to Jean-Georges Kyoto) a lot of people were shocked twice — first by my age and then by my gender,” says 28-year-old chef Hana Yoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/04/food-drink/hana-yoon-kyoto-shinmonzen/?utm_content=buffera34d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #kyoto #michelin #restaurants
“When I came (to Jean-Georges Kyoto) a lot of people were shocked twice — first by my age and then by my gender,” says 28-year-old chef Hana Yoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/04/food-drink/hana-yoon-kyoto-shinmonzen/?utm_content=buffera34d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #kyoto #michelin #restaurants
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Life If you think eating an uncut sushi roll all in one go on Feb. 3 grants you extra luck, we’ve got an overpriced “ehōmaki” to sell you. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/31/food-drink/ehomaki-setsubun-traditions/?utm_content=bufferbf6db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #japan #traditions #sushi
If you think eating an uncut sushi roll all in one go on Feb. 3 grants you extra luck, we’ve got an overpriced “ehōmaki” to sell you. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/31/food-drink/ehomaki-setsubun-traditions/?utm_content=bufferbf6db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #japan #traditions #sushi
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Life Despite a less than upstanding reputation, Tokyo's "snack" bars are drawing a new kind of customer: tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/07/food-drink/tokyo-snack-bar-nightlife/?utm_content=buffer3f45d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #nightlife #bar
Despite a less than upstanding reputation, Tokyo's "snack" bars are drawing a new kind of customer: tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/07/food-drink/tokyo-snack-bar-nightlife/?utm_content=buffer3f45d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #nightlife #bar
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Life The most intriguing opening of the year might be the refurbishment of the old Ohashi Kaikan building near Ikejiri Ohashi and bar-restaurant Massif within. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/09/food-drink/tokyo-food-file-year-in-review-2024/?utm_content=buffer17f26&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #2023inreview #michelin #restaurant #tokyo
The most intriguing opening of the year might be the refurbishment of the old Ohashi Kaikan building near Ikejiri Ohashi and bar-restaurant Massif within. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/09/food-drink/tokyo-food-file-year-in-review-2024/?utm_content=buffer17f26&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #2023inreview #michelin #restaurant #tokyo
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Life This dish — dobin mushi — is named after the teapot-shaped dobin vessel in which mushrooms are steamed and served. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/11/19/food-drink/dobinmushi-teapot-steamer/?utm_content=buffer0c2c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #tea #mushrooms
This dish — dobin mushi — is named after the teapot-shaped dobin vessel in which mushrooms are steamed and served. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/11/19/food-drink/dobinmushi-teapot-steamer/?utm_content=buffer0c2c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #tea #mushrooms
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Life After finding out that a research lab had kept his brewery's sake yeast starter, Daisuke Suzuki was able to resume operations after his facility was wiped out by disaster in 2011. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/10/08/food-drink/fukushima-sake-fishing-community/?utm_content=buffer0ff74&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #fukushima #fishing
After finding out that a research lab had kept his brewery's sake yeast starter, Daisuke Suzuki was able to resume operations after his facility was wiped out by disaster in 2011. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/10/08/food-drink/fukushima-sake-fishing-community/?utm_content=buffer0ff74&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #fukushima #fishing
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life A kombu cure doesn't take much extra effort, but it will elevate your next seafood dish beyond belief. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/09/03/food-drink/recipe-box-salmon-kobujime-kelp/?utm_content=buffera7993&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #fish #salmon
A kombu cure doesn't take much extra effort, but it will elevate your next seafood dish beyond belief. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/09/03/food-drink/recipe-box-salmon-kobujime-kelp/?utm_content=buffera7993&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #fish #salmon
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life Shinjuku skyscraper views. Lush greenery in the city. Quiet suburb terraces. Drinking outdoors in the capital has never looked so good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/27/food-drink/top-5-tokyo-rooftop-bars/?utm_content=buffer7514e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #bar #rooftop
Shinjuku skyscraper views. Lush greenery in the city. Quiet suburb terraces. Drinking outdoors in the capital has never looked so good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/27/food-drink/top-5-tokyo-rooftop-bars/?utm_content=buffer7514e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #bar #rooftop
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life Niigata’s sake brewers are trying everything to spark a revival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/13/food-drink/niigata-sake-future/?utm_content=buffereeb32&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #nihonshu #niigata
Niigata’s sake brewers are trying everything to spark a revival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/13/food-drink/niigata-sake-future/?utm_content=buffereeb32&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #nihonshu #niigata
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life Just once a week on Saturdays, chef Ryohei Ikemi opens for lunch, offering an abbreviated version of his dinner menu for ¥10,000. The catch? Aomori locals only — a show of thanks to those who supported Casa del Cibo's rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/26/food-drink/destination-restaurants-casa-del-cibo-aomori/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #aomori #italian
Just once a week on Saturdays, chef Ryohei Ikemi opens for lunch, offering an abbreviated version of his dinner menu for ¥10,000. The catch? Aomori locals only — a show of thanks to those who supported Casa del Cibo's rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/26/food-drink/destination-restaurants-casa-del-cibo-aomori/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #aomori #italian
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life Here's an unusual story for a Pinot: Created by a former Apple employee, bottled in California and (for now) available exclusively in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/07/food-drink/kanpai-culture-xander-soren-pinot-japan/ #life #fooddrink
Here's an unusual story for a Pinot: Created by a former Apple employee, bottled in California and (for now) available exclusively in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/07/food-drink/kanpai-culture-xander-soren-pinot-japan/ #life #fooddrink
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life Whether "karashi" mustard was brought as a culinary ingredient or curative is unclear — what is clear is that Japan loves it and loves it hot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/05/food-drink/karashi-mustard-mac-n-cheese/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #mustard #pasta
Whether "karashi" mustard was brought as a culinary ingredient or curative is unclear — what is clear is that Japan loves it and loves it hot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/05/food-drink/karashi-mustard-mac-n-cheese/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #mustard #pasta
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life Pardon a mad thought, but what if the next big trend in Japanese sandwich fillings was just crisped bread? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/12/food-drink/recipe-tamago-sando-toast/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #eggsalad #sandwich
Pardon a mad thought, but what if the next big trend in Japanese sandwich fillings was just crisped bread? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/12/food-drink/recipe-tamago-sando-toast/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #eggsalad #sandwich
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life “In Japan, we take shoyu for granted, but it really is a vital part of our daily lives. Japanese shoyu has a unique place in the world.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/08/food-drink/shodoshima-shoyu-barrel-kioke/ #life #fooddrink #shoyu #soysauce #seto
“In Japan, we take shoyu for granted, but it really is a vital part of our daily lives. Japanese shoyu has a unique place in the world.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/08/food-drink/shodoshima-shoyu-barrel-kioke/ #life #fooddrink #shoyu #soysauce #seto
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life With coffee and bottled tea cutting into their potential profits, harvesters in Japan are dabbling in the less-regulated production of black tea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/13/food-drink/food-black-tea-wakocha-revival-japan/ #life #fooddrink #tea #agriculture #farming
With coffee and bottled tea cutting into their potential profits, harvesters in Japan are dabbling in the less-regulated production of black tea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/13/food-drink/food-black-tea-wakocha-revival-japan/ #life #fooddrink #tea #agriculture #farming
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Life Marinated in buttermilk and deep-fried to a golden brown, Tokyo has neither seen nor tasted a sandwich like this before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/15/food-drink/fried-chicken-baby-j-tokyo-sandwich/ #life #fooddrink #friedfood #chicken #tokyo #meijipark #chuoward #parklet
Marinated in buttermilk and deep-fried to a golden brown, Tokyo has neither seen nor tasted a sandwich like this before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/15/food-drink/fried-chicken-baby-j-tokyo-sandwich/ #life #fooddrink #friedfood #chicken #tokyo #meijipark #chuoward #parklet
thejapantimes, 21 days ago to Life One of my earliest encounters with Japanese food was a dish my mother-in-law would prepare late in the spring: tender "takenoko" (bamboo shoots) and newly harvested fronds of "wakame" (brown seaweed) simmered together in a smoky, soy-tinged broth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/26/food-drink/washoku-essentials-wakame-bamboo/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #japanesecooking #seaweed #bamboo
One of my earliest encounters with Japanese food was a dish my mother-in-law would prepare late in the spring: tender "takenoko" (bamboo shoots) and newly harvested fronds of "wakame" (brown seaweed) simmered together in a smoky, soy-tinged broth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/26/food-drink/washoku-essentials-wakame-bamboo/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #japanesecooking #seaweed #bamboo
thejapantimes, 29 days ago to Life The renowned chef and restaurateur talks about passing on his legacy and the "transfer of emotions" involved in cooking a successful dish. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/food-drink/massimo-bottura-gucci-osteria-japan-italian-cuisine/ #life #fooddrink #massimobottura #antonioiacoviello #italiancuisine #restaurant #gucciosteria #osteriafrancescana
The renowned chef and restaurateur talks about passing on his legacy and the "transfer of emotions" involved in cooking a successful dish. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/food-drink/massimo-bottura-gucci-osteria-japan-italian-cuisine/ #life #fooddrink #massimobottura #antonioiacoviello #italiancuisine #restaurant #gucciosteria #osteriafrancescana
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Life If you can conceptualize parfaits not as a dessert item but as a smooth textured cousin to pates and terrines, then feast your eyes on this unique parfait recipe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/08/food-drink/recipe-box-chicken-liver-parfait/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #dessert #parfait
If you can conceptualize parfaits not as a dessert item but as a smooth textured cousin to pates and terrines, then feast your eyes on this unique parfait recipe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/08/food-drink/recipe-box-chicken-liver-parfait/ #life #fooddrink #recipe #dessert #parfait
thejapantimes, 15 days ago to Life Why is Ebisu named after a beer? Why does the beer spell "Ebisu" with a "Y"? And why did it take so long for a real brewery to return to the beating heart of Tokyo beer culture? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/01/food-drink/lee-food-ebisu-beer-neighborhood-culture/ #life #fooddrink #ebisu #beer #tokyo #brewery
Why is Ebisu named after a beer? Why does the beer spell "Ebisu" with a "Y"? And why did it take so long for a real brewery to return to the beating heart of Tokyo beer culture? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/01/food-drink/lee-food-ebisu-beer-neighborhood-culture/ #life #fooddrink #ebisu #beer #tokyo #brewery
thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Life The drawback of the rise of Yamagata Prefecture’s premium produce is that few local eateries serve the best local products — but not French restaurant Pas Mal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/08/food-drink/destination-restaurants-pas-mal-yamagata/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #yamagata #french
The drawback of the rise of Yamagata Prefecture’s premium produce is that few local eateries serve the best local products — but not French restaurant Pas Mal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/08/food-drink/destination-restaurants-pas-mal-yamagata/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #yamagata #french