Home Cooking , BLOG This is a very simple and easy soup to make at home. It is made with tororo-konbu, which are shavings of kelp, soy sauce and hot boiling water. 2025.03.14 2025.09.06 Home Cooking , BLOG This is a very simple and easy soup to make at home. It is made with tororo-konbu, which are shavings of kelp, soy sauce and hot boiling water. Post Share 記事のタイトルとURLをコピーする A yellowpeach punch with shiratama dango and amazake.This is a fruit punch made with shiratama dumprings and amazake.Matcha green tea powder is add... 前の記事 Asakusa today.The 2024 “Star Handprint” Awards Ceremony was held at… 次の記事 Other blogs For cooking, I usually use cane sugar.This one is made from 100% sugarcane grown on Miyakojima island, one of the Okinawa Islands. It has an extra-fine texture, melts easily, and is rich in minerals and flavour. Crops from Miyakojima are especially tasty- they thrive in the island’s rich soil and sunny climate. 2025.07.25 There’s a beef specialty shop in Asakusa called Matsuki. Locals love it, using it for everyday shopping as well as for gifts. You’ll find many different cuts of beef here, but my recommendation is the small chopped beef, made up of assorted cuts. It’s really tasty and very reasonably priced.I usually stir-fry the beef with seasonal vegetables, garlic, and basil. The basil gives the dish a beautiful look and a lovely flavour. 2025.08.24 Another umeshigoto- seasonal plum work in early summer!This time at home, I made plum wine with plums, rock sugar and brandy. For the plum juice, I used plums, rock sugar and beet sugar. I love watching the maturing process- it’s one of the joys of this yearly tradition. 2025.06.16
For cooking, I usually use cane sugar.This one is made from 100% sugarcane grown on Miyakojima island, one of the Okinawa Islands. It has an extra-fine texture, melts easily, and is rich in minerals and flavour. Crops from Miyakojima are especially tasty- they thrive in the island’s rich soil and sunny climate. 2025.07.25
There’s a beef specialty shop in Asakusa called Matsuki. Locals love it, using it for everyday shopping as well as for gifts. You’ll find many different cuts of beef here, but my recommendation is the small chopped beef, made up of assorted cuts. It’s really tasty and very reasonably priced.I usually stir-fry the beef with seasonal vegetables, garlic, and basil. The basil gives the dish a beautiful look and a lovely flavour. 2025.08.24
Another umeshigoto- seasonal plum work in early summer!This time at home, I made plum wine with plums, rock sugar and brandy. For the plum juice, I used plums, rock sugar and beet sugar. I love watching the maturing process- it’s one of the joys of this yearly tradition. 2025.06.16
