What Is Cooking Sake? Cooking sake is a type of sake processed to be used for cooking by adding salt and vinegar. Because it has been treated so that it cannot be drunk, some cooking sake are not subject to…

What Is Wasabi and What Does It Taste Like? Wasabi (which is also called Japanese horseradish) is a plant of the family Brassicaceae which includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. Rhizomes and leaves are edible. Wasabi paste is made…

What Is Potato Starch? Potato starch is called “Katakuri-ko” in Japanese. It’s originally starch powder made from rhizome of the plant named “katakuri”. What is mass-produced and distributed these days is actually starch powder made from potato. So, it’s called…

What Is Sushi Vinegar? Sushi vinegar is literally vinegar that is used when making vinegar rice for sushi. Usually sushi vinegar is made by mixing rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Sometimes it contains dashi stock of kombu (kelp). Several manufacturers…

The savory brown sauce on Takoyaki is amazing and the fluffy balls are perfect match with the sauce and octopus. But have you thought about alternative fillings for Takoyaki? Here, I would like to introduce delicious Takoyaki alternative fillings that…