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Tatakikyuri is a popular Japanese home-style dish.
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Asakusa today.The Sansha Daigongen flag is set up in front of the torii gate of…
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Kashiwa-mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet made from rice cake, typically enjoyed on Children’s Day, 5th May, to celebrate children’s health and family prosperity. It is filled with sweet red bean paste, known as anko, and wrapped in an oak leaf. The type of filling varies by region- popular varieties include smooth paste, chunky paste, and miso paste, which has a sweet taste with a hint of savouriness. The oak leaf is not edible, but it adds a lovely fragrance to the rice cake.
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Asakusa today.The installation of lanterns for the Sanja Matsuri has begun.Toda…
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Asakusa today.Shohei Otani was in Asakusa.Itoen’s tea hut will be availab…
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This is Ganmodoki, a type of fried tofu. It is made by crushing tofu and mixing it with vegetables such as carrot, burdock root and lotus root. The mixture is shaped into balls and then deep-fried in oil. Today I warmed the Ganmodoki in a toaster until the surface turned crispy, and served it with a bit of grated daikon and soy sauce.
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Asakusa today.The 35th Crying Sumo Tournament is being held, featuring Ichikawa…
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Yuanyaki, a traditional Japanese method of grilling fish or meat after marinating it in equal parts of soy sauce, mirin and sake- sometimes with a touch of citrus juice to add freshness. Today, I simply marinated the salmon in equal parts soy sauce, mirin and sake.
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Asakusa today.The wisteria trellis beside Hozomon Gate is in full bloom.On the …
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notice.A musical reading of Shotaro Ikenami’s popular period drama “…