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Cool stuff from Japan: Plastic food models used for nutrition education
You're probably already familiar with the sometimes disturbingly lifelike, plastic or silicone models of food that are used as window displays in many Japanese restaurants, both in Japan and around the...
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Konnyaku with garlic, olive oil and chili peppers (Konnyaku aglio olie e...
Konnyaku is a wonderful food for anyone on any kind of diet - provided, of course, that you like it. I do like it - it has a very unique chewy-bouncy texture. I have described konnyaku and its...
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Squid and vegetable ohitashi, plus some Japanese home meals
This is a very simple, low-calorie yet really tasty side dish from my mother. It's usually served in small bowls or dishes as part of a Japanese meal (see below), but you could increase the amounts and...
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Mugicha (barley tea) is the flavor of summer in Japan
From the archives: We apparently had the coldest spring on record in this area. It's finally getting warm again, and today I started my first batch of mugicha this year. Here is a slightly updated...
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5-a-day lemon honey mustard salad pickles
To finish out the week of instant tsukemono or pickles, here is a mixed vegetable pickle with the rather non-Japanese flavors of lemon juice and honey. Despite these flavors it does go pretty well with...
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