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.
Edo fan designs are very distinctive. Kyoto fans are madewith many sticks. Edo fans have fewer of them, and have a chic design. While Kyoto fans were intricately designed, the simpler designs of the Edo fans were said to be more chic. Dressing more sedately was considered more beautiful by Edoit...
Miso is a fermented food product of soybeans.
Using the power of mold, deeper rich flavor and umami is brought out. In the same way, if you look at the ceiling of the soy sauce storehous you will see that the beams are covered with koji mold. Without this mold, tasty soy sauce could not be produc...
It's Japan's number one port for Suzuki:Japanese sea bass. Suzuki are unloaded and sorted according to size. They're shipped immediately after the blood is drained. "Edomae", meaning "fish hooked in Tokyo Bay", is printed on each box.
Keyword: fish, Suzuki, fishery, fisherman, Tokyo, Bay
Two boats use one net to surround a school of fish, and catch the bulk. They empty their catch into the transport boat.
Keyword: fish, fishery, fisherman, boat, catch, net, Funabashi, port
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...
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...
They change the balance of feed for each cow, based on the milk
urea level for each cow. If you give them too much nutrition, they can harm the health of the cows. And, if cows are malnourished,
they cannot produce milk with over 4.0% fat. Fine adjustments are made to get the best balance for e...
The 9,000 chicks, that are hatched each week, are purchased by registered farmers. Then the farmers raise them to lay eggs.
Keyword: quail, chicks, farm
There's steaming hot rice topped with sweet sauce that brings out the delicious flavor of the fluffy eel meat, plus carefully grilled large chunks of chicken on skewers. And then, the fabulous plate of sashimi. The thick tuna slices are pure luxury.
Keyword: japanese food, unagi, eel, yakitori, c...
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