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Meet & Eat: Yukari Sakamoto, Shochu Expert
We caught up with sake and shochu expert Yukari Sakamoto, author of the new book Food Sake Tokyo.In Videos: Camera on a Sushi Conveyor Belt
What would it be like to step into a shrink ray and hop aboard a sushi conveyor belt? Wonder no more. Some crazy cats plunked a video camera down on a kaiten-zushi belt and let it roll.A Look Inside a Gourmet Japanese Tea Shop
Photograph from FXcuisine.com In his latest post on FXcuisine.com, food blogger and photographer François-Xavier features a visit to gourmet tea shop Cha Cha Noma in Tokyo. Check out his great photos of a tea waiter preparing Japanese pickled tea and sencha in two ways. Related Grocery Ninja: Japanese Genmaicha Oolong: The Tea for Tea People Japanese Tea Commercial with Caterpillars...Tourists, Shutterbugs Barred from Tokyo's Tsukiji Market
"The market is not a visitor attraction but a place for fish bidding." Food bloggers, this means you! [Yahoo Philippines News]...The Gyoza Dog at Japan's DisneySea Theme Park
"Most exciting food was the 'Gyoza Dog.' More like a steamed bun with gyoza-like filling (note the phallic exterior). It was right out side the 'Journey to the Center of the Universe' ride. The line for the Gyoza Dog was just as long as the line for the ride." [Umami Mart]...Johnny Depp in Sausage Form
Photograph from Tavie on Flickr Thanks to this Jack Sparrow-themed salami stick, we now have so many new, uncomfortable ways to use the words "sausage" and "Johnny Depp" in the same sentence. For sale at Disneyland Tokyo, this product inspires jokes that probably aren't appropriate for the little ones there to see Mickey. [via Boing Boing]...At Tokyo's Ushio, Order Sushi Without Saying a Word
When you sit at the sushi bar chances are you'll end up chatting with your sushi chef. This interaction is one benefit of sitting close to the action—you can easily express your preferences, find out what's fresh, and develop a nice rapport. If you're not one for small talk, though, you may like the new standing sushi bar Ushio, located at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, where you can order sushi without uttering a single syllable. How it works: Rows of tokens—each labeled with a kind of fish or beverage and marked with its price—are neatly stacked on the counter. Want some freshwater eel and tuna? Grab the anago and maguro coins and toss 'em in your personal tray. The...Incredible Japanese Vending Machines
Different kinds of Japanese vending machines from PingMag. Americans are seriously missing out on the ability to purchase hot french fries or socks without having to talk to an actual human being. So until our country gets with the program, we'll just have to sigh into our sake and wish we lived in Japan. Meanwhile Tokyo-based design magazine PingMag, after doing some investigative reporting at a manufacturers' convention in Tokyo, provides updates on the latest in amazing Japanese vending machines. From a self-serve tourist information center to cigarette dispensers with age recognition software, the only thing these innovative machines have left in common is automated awesomeness. Related Mobile Street Food in Tokyo, Japan Ningyo-Yaki: Molded Japanese Cakes Spherical Is...Western Origins of Japanese Foods
Omu-rice and pork cutlet curry. You may not think of fried mashed potato patties or beef stew served with rice when craving Japanese food, but these dishes of Western origins are popular in Japanese cuisine. Mari Kanazawa of Watashi to Tokyo explains the origins of some of these Japanese-Western dishes and where you're most likely to find them in Tokyo....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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