Green Tea and Kinako Breakfast Parfait
A simple breakfast parfait with a gentle Japanese twist. Creamy yogurt layered with refreshing green tea and comforting kinako, a roasted soybean powder, makes for a light yet special morning...
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Green Tea and Kinako Breakfast Parfait
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Asazuke (浅漬け, Light-Pickled Vegetables) Recipe
Have you had a Japanese meal called Teishoku (定食) in a Japanese restaurant? Teishoku means a set meal. It usually has a main dish, rice, miso soup and side dishes. You usually...
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Yomogi(よもぎ) -Japanese Mugwort , How to Make Yomogi Mochi
What I found in the mountains As I showed you in the previous article How to Forage and Cook Sansai (山菜) in Spring in Japan, I went to the mountains...
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Tea Marinated Pork - Hojicha Roast Pork Recipe -
What is Hojicha? Hojicha is a type of Japanese green tea. 焙じ茶(Hoji-cha), Hoji means roasting and Cha means tea, so it is roasted green tea. As it is roasted, the leaves...
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Matcha White Brownie Recipe
Have you had any matcha sweets? Have you made them by yourself? What I love about matcha sweets is I can enjoy a nice flavor of matcha and also enjoy sweet...
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Sakura Biscuits Recipe
After the cold winter, a nice season has started here in Japan. It is getting warm and having a nice breeze while day time is also getting longer. Sakura(cherry blossoms)...
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How to Enjoy Anko, Japanese Sweet Bean Paste
Have you seen these ones? These are called dorayaki, a sweet, traditional Japanese snack made with a reddish brown paste sandwiched between two soft pancakes. This paste is called "anko" 餡子 or "an" 餡...
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Hojicha Roll Cake Recipe
Can you see what this is? This is Hojicha powder. Hojicha powder is finely ground Hojicha leaves. It is superfine and smooth like Matcha. You can make a cup of...
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Traditional Japanese Candy Wagashi Sweets Recipe - Kohakuto
Kohakuto (or Kohakutou) is a traditional Japanese candy (wagashi) that has a firm jelly texture on the inside and a crunchy shell on the outside. It can be enjoyed with...
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Sakura Sugar Cookie Recipe
This simple recipe for sugar cookies with sakura blossoms comes from Gabriela Sorgenfrey (whose Instagram account is filled with her exploration of tea and beautiful Japanese wagashi sweets).
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Sakura Mochi Recipe (easy-to-make recipe using microwave)
Sakura mochi 桜餅 is a Japanese sweet made of sweet pink-colored rice cake with a red bean paste filling, wrapped in a salted sakura leaf. Recipe by Reiko Taichi (Servings:...
