Adorable Minions Mooncakes to buy this Mid Autumn Festival 2016!
With the Mid-Autumn Festival coming up on September 15, it's time to get ready to stuff our faces with mooncakes. From traditional, sweet lotus-seed-paste pastries to fusion varieties with funky fillings, here's one of...
Sakaikko’s Love for Chikuma and Kanbukuro
～堺っ子の定番; ちく満のせいろ蕎麦＋かん袋のくるみ餅～
A topic just came up with my friend from Sakai, Osaka… I’m going to share it with you guys =^.^=Probably you know of Osaka or at least heard of it somewhere, but I...
How to Make Authentic Japanese Curry – “Kare Raisu”
Arriving in Japan via the British in the late 19th century, curry and rice or "Karee Raisu" has become a popular and well-loved Japanese staple.
A comfort food par excellence, Japanese curry is the...
“Matsusaka Beef” Tasting Reception in Orlando
On January 22, 2015, I had the distinct honor and pleasure to attend the “Matsusaka Beef” Introductory Press-Release & Tasting Conference. Wagyu, which literally means Japanese beef, is known through out the world for...
Matsusaka Beef Tasting
The week leading up the Valentine’s Day was a special week for the Four Seasons Resort Orlando as the hotel prepared for a delegation from the Mie Prefectural Council for the Promotion of the...
SPAM Cooking in Korean style
Whether it’s a mainstay in your pantry or you’re trying it for the first time, everyone has a favorite way to eat SPAM. When you don't know what to cook and don't have much...
Morimoto Asia, Iron Chef Morimoto’s first ever pan-Asian restaurant
https://youtu.be/ykf9gZKiaeA
Walt Disney World officially opened Morimoto Asia on September 30, 2015 as the newest addition to Disney Springs, the shopping and dining district formerly known as Downtown Disney. Morimoto Asia, located at the Disney...
Star Wars Osechi-ryōri to celebrate the New Year
Japanese celebrate the New Year traditional habit will eat Osechi-ryōri (two or three layers of food box) "御節" (お せ ち). Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called jūbako (重箱), which resemble...
Special Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival
Around this time every year, many bakeries in the world offers oven fresh moon cake. This is because we’re approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節 on 10/1/2020. Starbucks mooncakes are back once again to celebrate...
Japanese culture, food, and excitement at the Orlando Japan Festival
The Orlando Japan Festival is an annual event put on by the Japan Association of Orlando, the local Orlando Japanese community, and is one of my favorite events of the year – where you...