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When you think of beef, what Japanese washoku dish comes to mind? Many of you might say “sukiyaki.” Interestingly, sukiyaki is not a traditional Japanese dish – it came about during the Meiji period. Back then, it was called "gyunabe" or...

When spring arrives, "wakatake-ni" is one dish that comes to mind - a delicious mix of simmered bamboo shoots and wakame seaweed. The dish packs plenty of aroma from bamboo shoots to enjoy. “Takenoko," a Japanese term for bamboo shoots, ...

"Shirauo" literally means "white fish" in Japanese or known as icefish, is a fish that’s a symbol of Tokyo, especially back in the Edo time. From winter to spring, many shirauo swim upstream in rivers to spawn. In Tokyo, Fishing boats on...