About 75% of all tea produced in Japan is Sencha. Sencha is a rather “common” tea that is drank every day. It has a light green to yellow color and a fresh grassy taste. Normally this type of tea is not used for tea ceremonies. (Tea ceremonies require powdered green tea called matcha) So where to get Sencha? Basically if there is no Japanese or Asian store around you that Read More ...
I’m actually never quite satisfied with the amount of vegetables and fruit that I manage to eat in a day. Normally one is supposed to eat five portions of fruit/vegetables a day of which at least three should be fresh. Beside there are other things like yogurt or nuts that are said to be good for the health too. The list of things a person should consume regularly gets quite Read More ...
Ok, I promised a thorough explication on how to prepare, conserve/store and eat Japanese rice best.There are basically two types of Japanese rice. One type is the normal rice used in daily cooking for savory dishes. The second type is called mochigome and is used for sweet rice cakes and mochi, due to its stickiness. Once you’ve chosen the right type of rice (and I doubt that you’ll have much Read More ...
Well there is certainly nothing I enjoy as much as well prepared, steamy, Japanese rice. Japanese rice is a special variety of middle/short-grain rice that tends to stick just enough to be picked up by sticks but falls apart in your mouth. The variety itself is called Japonica Rice. Of course my first experience with Japanese rice was in a Sushi restaurant but nowadays my passion goes far beyond that. Read More ...