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January 14, 2021

26 Foods That Start with う (u) – Learn Hiragana Characters

Let’s check the list of foods that start with “う” for here. うーろんちゃ (ウーロン茶) / U-RONCHA This is Chinese tea called oolong tea.It’s one of the common type of tea that drunk in Japan. You can get it at grocery…

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January 13, 2021

30 Foods That Start with い (i) – Learn Hiragana Characters

I hope you can learn hiragana characters with fun! Let’s check the list of foods that start with “い” for here. いかさし (イカ刺し) / IKASASHI This is Japanese term for “squid sashimi”.If you can get fresh squid, eating it as…

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January 12, 2021

34 Foods That Start with あ (a) – Learn Hiragana Characters

Remembering a lots of vocabulary is very tough when learning new languages, right? I have faced really tough time learning English words everyday back at school because English is not my native language. So, I want to share the list…

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January 12, 2021

What Is Shirodashi and How Is It Used?

What Is Shirodashi? Shirodashi is one of the Japanese seasonings that is made from light-colored soy sauce, dashi of bonito and kombu (kelp), mirin, salt, etc. It adds salty taste and umami (delicious taste) of dashi stock to dishes. Because…

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January 8, 2021

What Is Japanese Sansho Pepper and How Is It Used?

What Is Japanese Sansho Pepper? Sansho pepper is plants distributed in the mountains all over Japan. Various parts such as leaves, fruits and pericarp of sancho are used for traditional Japanese cuisine as condiments and decoration. The scientific name for…

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January 7, 2021

What Is Japanese Sesame Oil and How Is It Used?

What Is Sesame Oil? Sesame oil (Goma-abura 胡麻油) is one of the cooking oils made by squeezing sesame seeds.In Japan, it generally refers to brown sesame oil with a unique flavor that is processed after roasting white sesame. Because black…

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January 6, 2021

The 4 Best Japanese Sesame Oil Substitutes

What Is Sesame Oil? As the name suggests, sesame oil is made from sesame. It’s said that the amount of oil contained per one sesame seed is larger than the other oil. To get sesame oil, you need to roast…

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January 5, 2021

What Exactly Is Mirin and 8 Best Substitutes for Mirin

Mirin that often appears in Japanese food recipes, Do you know what exactly it is?Here, I would like to introduce the raw materials of mirin, roles in cooking, and the best substitutes for it What Is Mirin? There are actually…

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December 26, 2020

Shiratamako vs Mochiko vs Joshinko: What Are the Differences?

Shiratamako, mochiko, and joshinko: All of them are “rice flour” made from white rice or glutinous rice. There are 2 types of rice flour: Some are ground raw rice, while others are heated and then ground.Although all of 3 rice…

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December 24, 2020

What Is Kinako and How Is It Used?

What Is Kinako (Roasted Soybean Flour)? Kinako is a powder of roasted soybeans. Heating soybeans reduces toxic substances, removes the unique odor of soybeans, and it becomes fragrant and easy to eat. By the way, boiled soybeans contain about 60%…

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