One more dish made from North American chestnuts. This time I made “Kakiage” かき揚げ with onions and chestnuts. Chestnuts : I prepared the ch...

I tried to make this once before. This time I properly used scallop shells to cook the dish. This one is better than the first attempt but ...

A few years ago, we came across a good US brewed sake called G-sake "Joy" from SakeOne . Some time later we tasted a new batch of...

When I posted Eki-ben 駅弁 or station bento box, I mentioned my wife was disappointed because she could not get her favorite eki-ben from Hako...

When we go to Japan, there are several things we really enjoy (beside going places and seeing our friends and family, of course). The first ...

Every time we visit Japan, we shop in Kappabashi 合羽橋 in Tokyo and Nishiki market 錦市場 in Kyoto and buy some kitchen and table wares. The be...

Besides matsutake 松茸, chestnuts 栗 are a classic symbol of autumn. Every year, we get whatever remained of North American Chestnuts from Cal...