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February 22, 2019

KIRIBOSHI DAIKON (dried daikon strips) miso soup recipe

I would like to introduce miso soup with KIRIBOSHI DAIKON (dried daikon) today. “KIRI” means sliced and “BOSHI” means dried. Literally it’s thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon. 95％ of daikon is water and only 5% of that has…

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February 21, 2019

MIZUNA miso soup recipe

I am so happy that I could take beautiful picture of Kawazu cherry blossom (an early cherry blossom) while running today! It had just begun to bloom few days ago, but it’s almost enough for Ohanami (cherry blossom viewing). Japanese…

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February 20, 2019

Hanpen Miso Soup Recipe

Have you tried HANPEN: a cake of ground fish combined with starch and steamed ?You can see fluffy HANPEN in Oden (traditional Japanese stew) at Japanese convenience store beside cashier. That’s one of the best way to eat HANPEN as…

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February 19, 2019

HAM & BROCCOLI miso soup recipe

Hi everyone!How have you been these days? It’s getting warmer in Tokyo and I can tell spring is coming soon. I already found cherry blossoms at my favorite park while running. I can’t wait to go cherry blossoms festivals!!Let’s survive…

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February 18, 2019

GANMODOKI miso soup recipe

Have you ever heard of “GANMODOKI” ?GANMODOKI is deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables. Tofu is mashed well, so GANMODOKI is very fluffy and nice. It is often used in Oden (fishcake and vegetable stew) and simmered dishes. Although…

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February 15, 2019

POTATO miso soup recipe

I already introduced different king of potato miso soup on my blog, such as sweet potato, taro, and Chinese yam. Those are all potatoes, but each one has really unique and nice taste so please check them out! Even though…

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February 14, 2019

BAMBOO SHOOT miso soup recipe

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know Valentine’s Day is the day that women (girls) give chocolate to men (boys) in Japan. I heard chocolate industries had spread this culture to make their money haha. When I was studying in the…

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February 13, 2019

GREEN BEANS miso soup recipe

Whenever I taste GREEN BEANS miso soup, it reminds me of my grandmother. She is now over 90 years old and she used to raise many kinds of vegetables such as green beans, tomato, cucumber and so on.When I visit…

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February 12, 2019

Lotus Root Miso Soup Recipe

I have read some Japanese blog telling the story that she got stuck at the security gate when she brought lotus root to an airplane. The security guard had never seen it and even though she explained about lotus root…

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February 8, 2019

KONJAC miso soup recipe

Do you have ever heard of KONJAC?KONJAC is also known as Konnyaku or Devil’s tongue. It can be said “yam cake” too, and the raw material is Konnyaku imo (Taro). Grated Konnyaku imo will be set as cakes by cooking…

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