A fixture of Japanese New Year’s celebrations, datemaki is a sweet omelette with a visually striking design. Learn how to make this traditional dish at home with our latest recipe.
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Try out Aki’s recipe for a vibrant and tasty homemade matcha roll cake this holiday season!
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Add a note of sweet-and-spicy goodness to this year’s holiday festivities with this Maple Togarashi Spiced Nuts recipe, perfectly paired with a Pear Sake Fizz.
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A pair of recipes to help get you started with your new donabe.
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Try out this sugar cookie recipe from Preppy Kitchen and use your Fuapri Cookie Cutters to full effect.
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With June being #nationalicedteamonth, we couldn’t think of a better time to share our method for ice brewing (also known as kooridashi) Gyokuro tea. Gyokuro, with its strong umami character and brothy notes of sea air, is a perfect candidate for the ice brew method.
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The Dalgona Matcha is a tea-based alternative to the coffee original and it deserves a place in your morning quarantine routine. This easy recipe requires only a few ingredients and a bit of exercise by way of whipping. Follow along below!
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To make the most of the season, we knew we needed to fill our stomachs with something warm, soothing, healthy, and hearty. This recipe checks all the boxes. Try our recipe today!
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Like ripe morels, pungent ramps, and tender fiddlehead ferns, cherry blossoms (sakura) are one of spring’s fleeting culinary pleasures. These fluffy and irresistibly pink blossoms are a harbinger of warmer days and their appearance on plates and snacks throughout Japan is a national obsession. Learn how to preserve cherry blossoms and brew a unique herbal tea.
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The flavor profile of this soup combines, garlic, ginger, shiitake mushrooms and hojicha loose leaf tea into a hearty meal that will warm your spirits. Hojicha is a roasted green tea that has an earthy aroma and a golden brown hue when brewed. Try it today!
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On September 22nd, the sun will cross the Earth's equator from north to south, and we will officially enter autumn. From here on out, the days will become ever shorter, sweaters will come out from retirement, and fall flavors will appear once again on our plates. One such flavor is ohagi.
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A delicious treat for this quirky Japanese holiday.
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This Valentine’s Day, women all over Japan gift chocolate to the men in their lives. But not every chocolate is a gesture of love, and the type of chocolate you receive may mean the difference between friendship or a declaration of love.
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Sometimes the best remedy for the summer heat is a refreshing glass of cold, old-fashioned lemonade.
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Excerpted from Jerry Thomas’s classic “The Bar-Tender’s Guide” this cocktail was created in 1860 to commemorate the first official visit by the Japanese Consulate to the United States
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A green spin on a sweet winter treat.
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A bento box staple in Japan, tamagoyaki is a type of Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg combined with soy sauce and mirin. Here’s how to make your own.
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