Tag: food culture

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Cuisine

    A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Cuisine

    If you’re visiting Tokyo soon and want to know all the must-eats, here’s a guide to all the fan favourites!(This article was sponsored by an external client of Tokyo Weekender): https://www.tokyoweekender.com/tw-collabs/a-beginners-guide-to-japanese-cuisine

  • Organic and Earth-Friendly Markets in and Around Tokyo

    Organic and Earth-Friendly Markets in and Around Tokyo

    As the interest in sustainable living grows, so does the number of markets in Japan offering fun ways to achieve that lifestyle. Take a break from the faceless chain supermarkets and shops, and say hello to the local producers who come to sell their products face to face.  See my article with Metropolis here: https://metropolisjapan.com/organic-and-earth-friendly-markets-in-and-around-tokyo

  • 12 Best Tokyo Food Tours

    12 Best Tokyo Food Tours

    Food tours are a great way to really connect with an area in ways that are just so hard to replicate by yourself. The tour guides have so much knowledge and insider routes that make the food itself a cultural experience. Here are 12 food tours in Tokyo I recommend you try out: https://tokyocheapo.com/food-and-drink/best-tokyo-food-tours/

  • The linguistic influence of tea in Japan is more than ceremonial

    The linguistic influence of tea in Japan is more than ceremonial

    Tea obviously has a huge role in Japanese history and culture, but to what extent does that flow over into the language? Learn some tea-related words with me in this language piece for the Japan Times (behind paywall): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/10/13/language/japanese-vocabulary-tea-ceremony/

  • An ovenless Christmas ‘roast’ for your tiny Japanese kitchen

    An ovenless Christmas ‘roast’ for your tiny Japanese kitchen

    Living in Japan can make it a bit difficult to make the same food you might be used to back home. This recipe uses a stovetop technique to replicate the flavours of roast beef without using an oven. See my recipe on the Japan Times (behind paywall): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/17/food-drink/christmas-roast-kitchen/

  • Recipe: Zesty ‘yuzu’ mince pies

    Recipe: Zesty ‘yuzu’ mince pies

    Whether you’re missing mince pies from back home or want to make some with a Japanese twist, this is my recipe for zesty and fruity mince pies using yuzu, grapes, satuma mandarins, and spices! See the recipe on the Japan Times (behind paywall): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/10/food-drink/recipe-yuzu-mince-pies/

  • Restaurant Casita: An Open Space Matches an Open Welcome

    Restaurant Casita: An Open Space Matches an Open Welcome

    Walking towards Casita, you feel a calm wash over you as the sounds of busy Omotesando fade into the distance. And that feeling of finding your own little corner of this stylish Tokyo district is something that continues throughout your entire visit, in a way that is only made possible by Casita’s warm hospitality and…

  • Nature, History, and Delicious Seafood in Date City, Fukushima

    Nature, History, and Delicious Seafood in Date City, Fukushima

    There’s more to Fukushima than the headlines – this populous city is full of delicious food and luscious nature to explore: https://matcha-jp.com/en/13380

  • Recipe: Velvety kabocha soup

    Recipe: Velvety kabocha soup

    Squashes were never really a part of my diet back in the UK, and even though kabocha is basically available all year round in Japan, I still end up associating it with autumn and winter… So I love making my sweet and thick kabocha soup when I get the chance (my first recipe for The…

  • 5 Must-Visit Tokyo Chain Restaurants

    5 Must-Visit Tokyo Chain Restaurants

    McDonald’s and KFC are everywhere, but where can you get something that’s a little bit different without the crazy price tag? Here are five of Japan’s most well-known chain restaurants and what you can expect from them: https://japanspecialist.com/w/5-must-visit-tokyo-chain-restaurants