Category Archives: Food

A Ramentary Diptych

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Hyogo Times

By Andrew Tamashiro This article is sort of a two-in-one. I visited Makoto Ramen in Himeji earlier this year, but found no good reason to write about it before. I guess it’s time to start talking about ramen I actually … Continue reading →

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April’s Reason Why Awaji Kicks Ass (Epicure Edition): Takoyaki Shack

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Hyogo Times

By Jonathan “Ruggles” Cooper. Takoyaki.  A single takoyaki is much like our planet Earth.  At the center you have a core of octopus meat.  Then there is the searing, loose batter portion (also known as the mantle of the takoyaki), … Continue reading →

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Ramentary

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Hyogo Times

By Andrew Tamashiro If you’re a ramen freak like me, you’ve probably picked up the latest Kansai issue of Ramen Walker, a magazine that comes out every year (I think) in various regions throughout Japan highlighting ramen places you should … Continue reading →

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Know Your Ponkan from Your Mikan

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Hyogo Times

Conversation Starters By Hannah Hunt As an ALT coming up on two years in the middle of nowhere, I feel I’ve become somewhat inured to the frequently asked, ‘Hannah-sensei, what do you call (insert random object here) in your country?’ … Continue reading →

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March’s artistic and edible offering, Yashouma

Posted on March 17, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

Yashouma is the rice flour (komenoko) Japanese sweet that is not sweet. The ornately designed, plain flavored mochi is a fascinating imbalance between decorative art and flavor. The neon picture inlaid in the center of the hockey puck shaped mochi … Continue reading →

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Going/Staying Veg in Japan

Posted on February 2, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

Going/Staying Veg in Japan by Salem Willard for BEE Japan (Bicycle for Everyone’s Earth) So you’re living in Japan and a vegetarian?  Ganbatte! I don’t mean this facetiously, it’s just that you’ve got your work cut out for you. Unless … Continue reading →

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A Love Letter to School Lunch: How America Can Learn from Kyushoku

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Krissy Werner

A Love Letter to School Lunch: How America Can Learn from Kyushoku By Krissy Werner My first day of school in Japan, a student asked, “In America, do they eat very big hamburgers?” and held her hands arm-span apart.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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Globalizing sushi by turning it inside out

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Whitney Conti

1980’s Arnold Schwarzenegger, The California Roll, and Nagano’s Iwanaga Yoshinori: Globalizing sushi by turning it inside out By Whitney Conti Last night I ate a Terminator 2 sushi roll…in Nagano, Japan’s quintessential country side inaka. You won’t find it on … Continue reading →

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Sweet & Bitter Persimmons: The hanging kaki

Posted on February 2, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

The Seasonal Scene Sweet & Bitter Persimmons: The hanging kaki Have you noticed all of those orange persimmons hanging outside of your neighbors’ house? Jirogaki, the bitter variety of Japanese persimmons, are hung in the sun or by a fire … Continue reading →

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