One of the healthiest Japanese ingredients that I love is Japanese mountain yam. We Japanese love sticky, slimy, slippery food like grated Japanese mountain yam and natto… But they are super healthy! Similar to avocado, in my opinion. When we were visiting Shizuoka, we visited a restaurant who specializes in their local Japanese mountain yam. […]
When we visited Kakegawa Castle while our trip to Shizuoka, we visited their Japanese Tea Room on the premises. Kakegawa Castle was originally built about 500 years ago. However, most of the castle was destroyed in the big earthquake of 1854. It was rebuilt in 1944, and it was the first castle Japan to be […]
When you are traveling with adventurous minds, you never know what you’ll find… One evening, we walked over to a restaurant we planned to have dinner at, and then, we found out they were closed on that evening! Stranded in the dark, my gourmet sister suggested another spot that she found during her extensive searches […]
When we were visiting Shizuoka, we discovered there is more to Shizuoka than their green tea and eel. They also have their own special cantaloupe, persimmons, and guess what else? Hamburg steaks! In Japan, people eat not only hamburgers, but also hamburg steaks, without lettuce, tomato and buns. I heard that there is one restaurant […]
One of the most fun sweets of Summer in Japan to me is Kakigori. It is a Japanese shaved ice with sweet syrup. Since the Instagram has entered into culinary world, restaurants, cafes, and others alike have been coming up with some crazy looking food and dessert. But, it also helps people discover a food […]
During our stay in Japan, we visited the home of best green teas, Shizuoka. Along the way, we discovered many wonderful food, drinks, and yes, sweets. We bought so many delicious gifts there for our family and friends, and of course, for ourselves! We visited Kakegawa Castle, and right by the castle was a little […]