Eat, Drink, Cook - Japanese Food & Recipes
What is Red Shiso (Perilla) and How to Enjoy it
What's Red Shiso?
Akajiso(赤紫蘇) in Japanese, red shiso or purple shiso, also called perilla in the west, is a plant of the mint family (see the pho...
Hojicha Pumpkin Latte Recipe
Do you have any pumpkin puree left from the Halloween or have you got a pumpkin or a butternut squash on your shelf? Let's make a nice drink with i...
Pumpkin Shiratama Dango (Mochi balls) Recipe
Here is the seasonal sweet I made with some Japanese traditional ingredients. It's pumpkin shiratama dango!
Shiratama dango (白玉団子) is a type of ch...
What's shiratama flour and how is it used?
What's shiratamako (shiratama flour)?
Shiratamako or shiratama flour is made from mochigome(餅米), glutinous short-grain rice or sticky rice in Engli...
Shio-koji (Japanese fermented condiment) Recipe
What's shio-koji?
Shio-koji is a Japanese fermented condiment made from koji rice ,salt and water. You might've heard the word "shio-koji" as it is...
Vegan Matcha Ice Cream Recipe
Such creamy and dreamy bliss! A thick decadent matcha ice cream has arrived, but it's also dairy-free , also egg-free!
It's very easy to make, and ...
Iced Coconut Hojicha Latte Recipe
A delicious and nutritious summer drink with hojicha ice cubes is here.
Hojicha ice cubes
Get the ice cubes from your freezer, and make it!
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Hojicha Ice Cubes Recipe
A great way to make nice cold drinks in summer
If you make your ice cubes with tea, they will still cool your drink, and unlike normal ice cubes...
Green Tea on the Rocks with Citrus
It seems the heat waves are around the world this summer, so we need to have nice cold drinks to treat ourselves.
Here is a delicious summer drin...
What's Koji and What Makes it so Special?
An Ingredient behind Traditional Japanese Foods
Sake, miso, shoyu, and mirin, have you heard of these Japanese words and do you know what they are?...
Crushed Coffee Jelly in Cold Matcha Wasanbon Milk
The combination of coffee jelly and matcha in the context of a latte is surprisingly delicious and not uncommon in Japanese cafes. Try our version ...
Matcha Caramel Flan Recipe
Purin (プリン) in Japanese, flan or Spanish flan or crème creme (creme caramel) in English, has been a very common dessert in Japan for more than 50 ...
