thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life Sipping on sparkling red wine, nibbling on prosciutto, staving off the heat: It’s not a scene from Tuscany — it’s right here in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/wine-lambrusco-tokyo/?utm_content=bufferfd01f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #wine #tokyo #italian #lambrusco
Sipping on sparkling red wine, nibbling on prosciutto, staving off the heat: It’s not a scene from Tuscany — it’s right here in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/wine-lambrusco-tokyo/?utm_content=bufferfd01f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #wine #tokyo #italian #lambrusco
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life Gond runs the gamut of Indian cuisine from north to south — except the famous masala dosa of its legendary predecessor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/gond-indian-ochanomizu/?utm_content=buffer4270b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #indian #restaurant #tokyo
Gond runs the gamut of Indian cuisine from north to south — except the famous masala dosa of its legendary predecessor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/gond-indian-ochanomizu/?utm_content=buffer4270b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #indian #restaurant #tokyo
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Life Why do many Chinese restaurants in Japan say they serve Hong Kong-style dishes? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/chefs-table-hong-kong-kapo-ginza/?utm_content=buffer87e18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #chinese #restaurants #hongkong #tokyo
Why do many Chinese restaurants in Japan say they serve Hong Kong-style dishes? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/20/food-drink/chefs-table-hong-kong-kapo-ginza/?utm_content=buffer87e18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #chinese #restaurants #hongkong #tokyo
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/struggling-niigata-sake-sees-a-future-in-japans-past/?utm_content=buffer69cb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol #niigata
Niigata’s sake brewers are trying everything to spark a revival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/13/food-drink/struggling-niigata-sake-sees-a-future-in-japans-past/?utm_content=buffer69cb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #sake #alcohol #niigata
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, 9 months ago to Life Just a dash of asafoetida — also known as “devil’s dung” — makes this recipe pop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/13/food-drink/recipe-deep-fried-chickpea-tofu/?utm_content=bufferc1e11&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #tofu
Just a dash of asafoetida — also known as “devil’s dung” — makes this recipe pop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/13/food-drink/recipe-deep-fried-chickpea-tofu/?utm_content=bufferc1e11&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #tofu
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life Ikea may have started the Swedish food boom in Japan, but a host of restaurants and cafes around Tokyo are carrying the flag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/06/food-drink/sweden-japan-cuisine-tokyo/?utm_content=buffer2ca16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #japan #sweden #cuisine
Ikea may have started the Swedish food boom in Japan, but a host of restaurants and cafes around Tokyo are carrying the flag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/06/food-drink/sweden-japan-cuisine-tokyo/?utm_content=buffer2ca16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #japan #sweden #cuisine
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life Almost every household in Yamagata has their own dashi recipe — why not develop your own? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/06/food-drink/recipe-dashi-summer-vegetable/?utm_content=buffer07bd2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #vegetable #rice
Almost every household in Yamagata has their own dashi recipe — why not develop your own? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/06/food-drink/recipe-dashi-summer-vegetable/?utm_content=buffer07bd2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #vegetable #rice
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life A lesson learned from an encounter with wan dō fen: In the kitchen or on the road, be open to discovery and good things will happen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/30/food-drink/recipe-wan-do-fen-chili/?utm_content=bufferb3fbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #noodles #ramen
A lesson learned from an encounter with wan dō fen: In the kitchen or on the road, be open to discovery and good things will happen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/30/food-drink/recipe-wan-do-fen-chili/?utm_content=bufferb3fbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #recipe #noodles #ramen
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life "We’re not rebranding, but rather taking things to the next level,” says one-Michelin-starred chef Hideaki Imahashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/29/food-drink/kittaka-food-laube-roppongi-reopening-michelin/?utm_content=buffer236cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #michelin #tokyo #restaurant
"We’re not rebranding, but rather taking things to the next level,” says one-Michelin-starred chef Hideaki Imahashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/29/food-drink/kittaka-food-laube-roppongi-reopening-michelin/?utm_content=buffer236cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #michelin #tokyo #restaurant
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life "You cannot get a nonvegetarian meal in catering on a Paul McCartney tour," says veteran tour manager James Digby. "That’s a challenge. Because most roadies I know are carnivores." | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/23/food/concert-tour-chefs-catering/?utm_content=bufferbb921&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #music #health #concerts #diets #vegan #chefs #environment
"You cannot get a nonvegetarian meal in catering on a Paul McCartney tour," says veteran tour manager James Digby. "That’s a challenge. Because most roadies I know are carnivores." | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/23/food/concert-tour-chefs-catering/?utm_content=bufferbb921&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #music #health #concerts #diets #vegan #chefs #environment
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life It would be no surprise for Hiroyasu Kayama to take a higher spot — or perhaps the highest one — in the coming years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/21/food/asia-best-bars-2023-tokyo-benfiddich/?utm_content=buffereeafa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #osaka #bar #cocktail
It would be no surprise for Hiroyasu Kayama to take a higher spot — or perhaps the highest one — in the coming years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/21/food/asia-best-bars-2023-tokyo-benfiddich/?utm_content=buffereeafa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #osaka #bar #cocktail
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Life At any self-respecting sushi joint, it is the vinegared rice that underpins everything. Chef Marco Garcia puts just the same degree of care into his tortillas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/17/food/tokyo-food-file-tacos-bar-ebisu/?utm_content=bufferc752b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #mexicancuisine #seafood #shibuyaward #ebisu #omakase
At any self-respecting sushi joint, it is the vinegared rice that underpins everything. Chef Marco Garcia puts just the same degree of care into his tortillas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/17/food/tokyo-food-file-tacos-bar-ebisu/?utm_content=bufferc752b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #mexicancuisine #seafood #shibuyaward #ebisu #omakase
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life For many diners in Japan who are only used to eating Chinese food served in inexpensive chain-style restaurants, that inauthentic version might be all they know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/16/food/chefs-table-chinese-cuisine-japan/?utm_content=buffer91f8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #restaurants #chinesecuisine #chefs #gracechoy
For many diners in Japan who are only used to eating Chinese food served in inexpensive chain-style restaurants, that inauthentic version might be all they know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/16/food/chefs-table-chinese-cuisine-japan/?utm_content=buffer91f8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #restaurants #chinesecuisine #chefs #gracechoy
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life In the succinct poetic language of haiku, amazake is used as a word or phrase that becomes shorthand for conveying the essence of summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/16/food/washoku-essentials-amazake-aisu-dessert/?utm_content=buffer81205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #icecream #recipes #desserts #amazake
In the succinct poetic language of haiku, amazake is used as a word or phrase that becomes shorthand for conveying the essence of summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/16/food/washoku-essentials-amazake-aisu-dessert/?utm_content=buffer81205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #icecream #recipes #desserts #amazake
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Despite opening last spring, Toranomon's Gold Bar has already secured the No. 56 spot in continent-spanning list. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/11/food/asias-50-best-bars-top-100-toyko-osaka-2023/?utm_content=bufferf4da4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #osaka #bars #cocktails
Despite opening last spring, Toranomon's Gold Bar has already secured the No. 56 spot in continent-spanning list. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/11/food/asias-50-best-bars-top-100-toyko-osaka-2023/?utm_content=bufferf4da4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #osaka #bars #cocktails
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Iwanohana Vineyard gets 1.3 times more rain than the more popular Japanese winemaking region of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, and twice as much as in Bordeaux, France. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/09/food/iwanohara-vineyard-niigata-joestu/?utm_content=buffer92c4a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #niigata #wine #sake #travel #countryside
Iwanohana Vineyard gets 1.3 times more rain than the more popular Japanese winemaking region of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, and twice as much as in Bordeaux, France. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/09/food/iwanohara-vineyard-niigata-joestu/?utm_content=buffer92c4a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #niigata #wine #sake #travel #countryside
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life The idea goes that the cooking process evaporates liquid from the cream, and what is left is twofold: fat to fry your egg and delicious, crisped milk solids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/09/food/recipe-cream-fried-eggs-amazake/?utm_content=buffer2ba56&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #rice #eggs #breakfast #amazake #recipe
The idea goes that the cooking process evaporates liquid from the cream, and what is left is twofold: fat to fry your egg and delicious, crisped milk solids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/09/food/recipe-cream-fried-eggs-amazake/?utm_content=buffer2ba56&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #rice #eggs #breakfast #amazake #recipe
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life In-N-Out's reluctance to put firms roots down in Tokyo may have nothing to do with any kind of freshness pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/07/food/in-n-out-burger-trademark-japan/?utm_content=buffer98a33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #fastfood #burger #ebisu #popup #innout #animalstyle
In-N-Out's reluctance to put firms roots down in Tokyo may have nothing to do with any kind of freshness pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/07/food/in-n-out-burger-trademark-japan/?utm_content=buffer98a33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #fastfood #burger #ebisu #popup #innout #animalstyle
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life In recent years, citrusy fruits have become popular versions of modern yakumi — aromatic toppings that enhance the flavor of the noodles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/recipe-cold-lime-soba/?utm_content=buffer796cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #noodles #japanesecuisine #soba #recipes
In recent years, citrusy fruits have become popular versions of modern yakumi — aromatic toppings that enhance the flavor of the noodles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/recipe-cold-lime-soba/?utm_content=buffer796cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #noodles #japanesecuisine #soba #recipes
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Trained in the past to fly suicide attack missions in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Sen Genshitsu now embraces tea ceremony as a universal vector for peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/tea-master-sydney-sado-chanoyu/?utm_content=buffer49dbe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #australia #tea #matcha #japanesearts #chado #urasenke #sengenshitsu #sanoyu
Trained in the past to fly suicide attack missions in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Sen Genshitsu now embraces tea ceremony as a universal vector for peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/tea-master-sydney-sado-chanoyu/?utm_content=buffer49dbe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #australia #tea #matcha #japanesearts #chado #urasenke #sengenshitsu #sanoyu
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Can't make it to Lima, Peru, for a taste of the world's best restaurant? The winning chef has another outpost right here in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/50-best-valencia-ceremony-central/?utm_content=buffer48f23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #restaurants #latinamerica #spain #den #peru #peruviancuisine #worlds50bestrestaurants #florilege #valencia #sezanne #50best #central
Can't make it to Lima, Peru, for a taste of the world's best restaurant? The winning chef has another outpost right here in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/02/food/50-best-valencia-ceremony-central/?utm_content=buffer48f23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #restaurants #latinamerica #spain #den #peru #peruviancuisine #worlds50bestrestaurants #florilege #valencia #sezanne #50best #central
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Japanese mirin, Greek yogurt, Ukrainian delights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/recipe-box-walnut-stuffed-prunes/?utm_content=buffer43e5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #ukraine #recipes #mirin #yogurt #walnut #prunes
Japanese mirin, Greek yogurt, Ukrainian delights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/recipe-box-walnut-stuffed-prunes/?utm_content=buffer43e5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #ukraine #recipes #mirin #yogurt #walnut #prunes
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life On sunny days, you can sip your drink amid lemon trees and Mediterranean plants on the lush rooftop terraces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/bulgari-bar-tokyo-midtown/?utm_content=buffer77003&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #bars #cocktails #yaesu #chuoward #bulgari #tokyomidtownyaesu #bulgarihoteltokyo
On sunny days, you can sip your drink amid lemon trees and Mediterranean plants on the lush rooftop terraces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/bulgari-bar-tokyo-midtown/?utm_content=buffer77003&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #bars #cocktails #yaesu #chuoward #bulgari #tokyomidtownyaesu #bulgarihoteltokyo
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Turkish chef Ebru Baybara Demir was announced as the winner of the 2023 Basque Culinary World Prize during an open session held at the Sanshuden assembly hall inside the verdant precincts of Meiji Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/basque-culinary-world-prize-tokyo/?utm_content=buffer2d626&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #awards #restaurants #chefs #narisawa #basqueculinaryworldprize
Turkish chef Ebru Baybara Demir was announced as the winner of the 2023 Basque Culinary World Prize during an open session held at the Sanshuden assembly hall inside the verdant precincts of Meiji Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/25/food/basque-culinary-world-prize-tokyo/?utm_content=buffer2d626&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #tokyo #awards #restaurants #chefs #narisawa #basqueculinaryworldprize