Lifestyle

..Meat and the Japanese..

As a Japanese living in London, I am always struck by the big cultural difference in attitudes towards the eating of meat between the UK...

..Marugame Udon, London E1..a review..

Ah, what a joy to wander around on a sunny Sunday morning in streets full of people out having a good time - good riddance to coronavirus...

..Akira Japanese Restaurant, London W8..a Review..

My other half finished a two week stint of jury service the other day, so I thought I would cheer him up with lunch somewhere quite swish...

..Chisou Japanese Sushi and Izakaya, London W1..a Review..

I celebrated my wedding anniversary recently, so my partner and I visited Chisou in Mayfair for a lunchtime bite out. Chisou advertised...

..Sanjugo Japanese restaurant, London N1..a review..

My most recent "tried and tested" Japanese restaurant visit took me to the foodie hub of Islington in North London. Islington has become...

..Shack Fuyu, London W1..a review..

My most recent eat out experience took me back to one of my favourite London places - Soho. I never need an excuse to go there but as I...

Christmas Kanten Jelly.

Christmas will be with us soon so I hope all my readers have a throughly enjoyable time after such a difficult year. I enjoy all the...

..Abeno Japanese Okonomiyaki restaurant, London WC1..a review..

My latest meal out the other day took me to the Abeno Japanese Restaurant in London's Bloomsbury. The restaurant is on Museum St,...

Sweet spring rolls for Christmas!

You don't need me to remind you that Christmas is fast approaching. Last year, for the first time I can remember, there were no parties,...

...Kanada-ya ramen shop, London WC2..a review...

My latest "taste and see" review took me to St. Giles, WC2. St Giles is a little area hemmed in by Soho to the West, Bloomsbury to the...

..Taro Japanese restaurant in London N3..a review..

This is a review of Taro Japanese restaurant in Finchley, North ondon in July 2021. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

..Teriyaki Salmon Donburi..

This week's recipe is Teriyaki Salmon Donburi. As you probably know, donburi in Japanese describes a dish where foods are presented on a...

..Heddon Yokocho Ramen bar, London W1..a review..

This is a review of Heddon Yokocho ramen bar in London's West End in July 2021. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

..6 Japanese restaurants in London - a review..

This is a review of 6 Japanese restaurants in London's West End in 2019. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

In Japan, chopsticks really are life supports.

How so? you might be thinking. After all, chopsticks are just something you eat with, no? Well, no, to the Japanese, chopsticks (or...

Everything you ever needed to know about Japanese curry cubes.

The Japanese love a curry. Or to be specific, the Japanese love a Japanese curry. In fact, the average Japanese gets through 70 dishes of...

Japan's original fake foods.

Fake foods? In Japan? Now, don't worry, it's not what you might think. I'm not going to scare you with stories of horse dressed up as...

Soy sauce = Kikkoman. Well, not exactly.

You'd be forgiven here in the UK for thinking that there's only one brand of Japanese soy sauce and that it's name is Kikkoman. It's true...

There's nought so nice as (Japanese) rice!

What can I tell you about Japanese rice that you don't already know? You'll know that rice is the staple food of Japan, is short grained...

An Ishiri sauce primer.

Every now and again, I come across a Japanese ingredient that I haven't tried before. It happened the other day when I was in my local ...

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