Dried bonito and kelp dashi are the one of techniques to bring out the umami to the maximum. For many years the four tastes of “sweet, sour, bitter and salty” were the basic tastes in the world of cooking. However, in 2002 umami was scientifically proven to be the “fifth taste” and received the attention of the world.
Thick cuts of pacific saury sashimi melt on your tongue. Minced saury dish made with a unique blend of miso paste and leek is also very popular.
Keyword: sanma, sashimi, restaurant, pacifc saury
This is Edomae Tempura Bowl. The eel is too long to fit in the bowl. Rounded off with shrimp and scallops, this is a very filling meal. It's covered in sauce, and yet the coating is still crisp.
Keyword: tendon, tempura bowl, eel, shrimp, scallop, meal
The shape of Magewappa or bent woodware lunch box is basically the same since Edo era. That was because it was so functional that it didn’t need to be changed.
Keyword: Magewappa, Bent woodware, Lunch box
It's called the Nanja Monja Café and is up in the tree.
This tree house café opened in 2012. Climbing up the creaking, hand-made wooden stairs you will find a customer sitting on the terrace. The café is very popular among women.
Keyword: treehouse, café, women, Yokohama
After three hours fishing they return and immediately begin boiling the fish since absolute freshness is of the highest important for whitebait. They're cooked in a minute.
Keyword: boil, whitebait, fresh, process, fish, process
This small island in Chiba Prefecture is made entirely of white seashells, which was accumulated and formed naturally. At low tide it's about the size of a soccer field. It's a mountain of seashells as far as the eye can see. Many are Tokyo Bay clam shells.
Keyword: seashell, shell, island, Ch...
The basic flower designs made from toilet paper tubes together creates this fashionable light piece. These pieces can make cute room decorations or coasters.
Keyword: art, craft, toilet paper roll, room, decoration, coaster
Kirie or paper cutting art is the picture cut out from a sheet of paper. First one is a piece created to look like a painting done in a single, continuous stroke. You can even see each strand of hair on next design. For the last one, you see different things from different angles.
Keyword: paper...
This tempura restaurant has been operating for 67 years. A feature of Asakusa tempura is the large volume of batter. Using sesame seed oil gives it a delicious aroma that encourages appetite.
Keyword: tempra, restaurant, Asakusa
Kinmemai is a gourmet specialty rice unlike any other. Manufactured through the patented Kinmemai process, both the taste and nutrition of tender rice grains are enhanced with the hidden secret inside the brown rice.
Keyword: Kinmemai, rice, rice grain, gourmet, specialty
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