Our Adventures in Japan

One of my mom's friends gave us some eggplant recently, so my mom suggested that we make miso-ae with it. Miso-ae (mee-so-ah-ay) ...

Saw this on a commercial...make some somen then chill it. The best way to chill it is, after cooking the somen, rinse it in some ice water. ...

During the summer you can find hiyayakko (cold/chilled tofu) at izakaya (pubs) or as a side dish to a teishoku (set meal)...the traditional...

On Sunday when we went galavanting around Minoo Park , I saw a sign for the city's Nanokaichi. Actually, this "festival" is mo...

The one thing that I cannot get used to living in Japan is the humidity. In Hawaii, the only time it is humid is usually before it rains. ...