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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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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A tasty - and eye-catching - take on a classic cocktail.
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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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A simple Whiskey Soda is one of the most popular drinks in Japan. This version brings a bit more flavor and sweetness through the addition of warming ginger beer, and an easy-to-make green tea simple syrup.
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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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After conducting our interview with 2019 City Guide pick Neighborhood Ramen, we were not going to leave without getting a private sampling of their menu. We tried three bowls from their list of six. Find our thoughts below.
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In preparing the 2019 update to our Philadelphia City Guide, we met up with one of the many exciting new businesses cropping up throughout the city. Here, we sit down with Lindsay Steigerwald and Jesse Pryor, owners of Neighborhood Ramen.
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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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There is just something about getting together with our closest friends over a mutually prepared meal, right before everyone goes into full hibernation, that puts us in the festive mood. This matcha gin fizz also helps.
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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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The holiday season may be synonymous with turkey and gravy, but the reliable menu can grow stale. We revisit the traditional holiday dinner: a sophisticated, comforting pasta dish to serve family-style.
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