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Japanese cuisine or Washoku has recently been designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and in this Japanese teachers' blog we introduce some personal stories by professional Japanese teachers about their views of Japanese food culture.
Japanese mochi sweets
There are many traditional sweets in Japan. But one of the most popular is Mochi which is a type of Japanese rice cake made of mochigome.
Mochigome is a special kind of rice that becomes sticky when cooked. It is often used to make sweet food.
In this blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teacher Maki Igarashi, she introduces a standard spring sweet which is made from Mochi...
Homemade cooking
Although there are many great places to eat out in Japan, most families actually eat in most of the time. And there is a deep culture of making food at home too. Some Japanese housewives make their own miso paste and there are bread-making at home became quite a craze in recent years.
This blog by Ms. Chie Eguchi who is a Japanese teacher at JOI, explains one homemade idea that ...
Japanese desserts
There are many traditional Japanese desserts that use local ingredients like rice and red bean paste. These include mochi and daifuku.
But there are also some western desserts that use cream and butter for example cakes and cookies.
But in this blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teacher Yuki Kamiyama introduces desserts that use fruits that are in season.
Read this interest...
Japanese noodle cuisine
There are many types of noodle cuisine restaurants in Japan. The majority of restaurants that serve noodles, cater to a single type of noodle and offer a unique style of cooking and original ingredients in order to differentiate themselves from the competition.
In this short and interesting blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teacher Chiharu Takase talks about her changi...
Osaka food
Japan is a great country for people who enjoy a gourmet experience. There are many Japanese people and foreign tourists that travel throughout Japan just to eat the great food of different cities and prefectures in the country.
Japanese online teacher Emi Sakude introduces one gourmet experience that can be found in her hometown of Osaka. But it is not what you would expect.
When peo...
