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Tsukimi Dango | Moon viewing mochi balls
In Japan, on Jugoya (the harvest moon), there is a custom of moon viewing by offering dango and pampas grass.It is an event to give thanks for the harvest by offering dango (mochi balls) shaped like the moon.When I was little, I would co... -
Japanese Plum Wine Pound Cake
I look forward to making Japanese plum wine (umeshu) every year, but I can't eat all the plums soaked in plum wine and end up with leftovers.In such a case, I will make this plum wine pound cake.This pound cake, which has a moist taste s... -
Japanese-style Grilled Bonito
In the areas near the sea in Fukushima where my grandparents lived, they often make grilled bonito, which is grilled (or deep-fried) bonito and then dipped in pickled sauce.My grandmother would pickle onions and other vegetables along wi... -
Healthy Habits | Peach Fruit Vinegar
Fukushima's peach "Akatsuki" arrived from my mother.Every year I look forward to this season when I can eat sweet and juicy Akatsuki.Fresh fruit is best eaten as it is, but if you can't eat it all, it's also recommended to make it into f... -
Best Summer Rice Cake | Shiso Mochi
I was surprised when I first saw a large, round mochi wrapped in shiso leaves.Shiso mochi is a local dish from the southern part of Fukushima Prefecture.It is an event food eaten in the summer, and is freshly pounded mochi wrapped in fre... -
Healthy Sweet and Spicy Vinegar | Marinated Grilled Vegetables
Our family's favorite summer dish is grilled summer vegetables marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce (Nanban vinegar).It's a simple recipe to grill vegetables and pickle them in sauce, and it's convenient because it keeps for about 3 days... -
Healthy Japanese Dessert |How to make Edamame Zunda Mochi
Zunda is a paste made by boiling and mashing edamame (green soybeans), and is a local dish of the northeastern part of Japan.Zunda has long been eaten with dango and rice cakes, but recently, various zunda sweets can be found all over th... -
Nostalgic Summer Drink | How to make Japanese Cream Soda
When I was little, I loved cream soda and looked forward to eating it with Neapolitan pasta at a restaurant with a red triangle roof on the way to my grandparents' house. This time, I made berry-flavored cream soda with homemade, additiv... -
Additive-free | How to make Homemade Berry Berry Syrup
Additive-free homemade syrup made with mixed berries.By using frozen fruit, it will be ready in just 3 days!Enjoy arranging it by topping it on yogurt or ice cream, mixing it with soda to make berry juice, and so on. 【INGREDIENTS for Be... -
How to make Sweet Pickled Takada Ume
Takada Ume, which is bigger than a golf ball, is a specialty of the Aizu region of Fukushima.Locals have traditionally pickled Takada Ume in rock sugar. It has a crunchy texture and a faint sweetness, making it perfect for tea or rice. W...
