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April 12, 2019

UDO miso soup recipe

Have you known that there are so many kinds of edible wild plants in Japan? Even though they don’t look like edible for many foreigners, some of Japanese people eager to eat seasonal edible wild plants. Those plants are differ…

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March 29, 2019

JAPANESE BUTTERBUR miso soup recipe

Have you ever heard of Japanese butterbur?You may know about butterbur which is herbal supplement used for pain, migraine, upset stomach and so on. Although I haven’t known such thing, it sounds like butterbur is totally just material for medicine.However,…

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March 20, 2019

BRUSSELS SPROUTS miso soup recipe

Do you like brussels sprouts?When I search online there are many recipes such as sauteed brussels sprouts or roasted brussels sprouts. Either one looks very good and I think they can be so delicious relish. To be honest I’ve never…

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March 15, 2019

PORK CURRY miso soup recipe

Have you ever eaten curry?Curry is very familiar and popular food in Japan. As you all know curry is typical Indian food using many types of spices.In order to make Japanese curry you need curry roux which is made out…

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March 13, 2019

MYOGA GINGER miso soup recipe

Have you ever had Myoga ginger? It’s Japanese ginger that is often used for seasoning (spice) when we eat noodles for example. Japanese call it just “Myoga”.SOMEN noodles with Myoga ginger is perfect combination in Summer season and I love…

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March 9, 2019

TURNIP miso soup recipe

What kind of dish do you imagine when it comes to turnip? I’ve heard that turnip in the U.S. has bitter taste. How about your country? Japanese one is not bitter at all, and it’s even sweeter if it’s cooked….

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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 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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February 5, 2019

HOTO: flat noodles miso soup recipe

HOTO is local cuisine that is basically eaten in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. The flat noodles made from wheat flour is called HOTO and it’s simmered with seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, and meat.The main characters are very flat noodles and often cooked…

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