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...
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Brittany Murphy has cultural clashes and goofy misunderstandings with the Japanese while under the tough-love tutelage of an asshole-with-a-heart-of-gold ramen master in her quest to become The Ramen Girl. Yup. I think it's safe to say that if you've seen Tampopo and Lost in Translation, you can pretty much make a mashup of this movie in your head and save the cost of admission. The trailer and the synopsis, after the jump—if you're curious....
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Sure, add more hops and make extreme beer Dogfish Head brewery. But, can you beat space beer. Yeah, I didn't think so. The Japanese constantly amaze me with their cute, weird, or just plain awesome inventions. Though this time, it wasn't just the Japanese. The 100 percent barley beer, called "Space Barley," was grown in a Russian laboratory on an International Space Station. The resulting beer was a collaboration of the Russian Academy of Science, Okayama University in Japan and Sapporo Breweries. Japan Times reported: The beer will not be sold to the public, but the knowledge gained will be used for space science projects and educational programs for children, Sapporo said. Barley can be cultivated in outer space...
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"The market is not a visitor attraction but a place for fish bidding." Food bloggers, this means you! [Yahoo Philippines News]...
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"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]...
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Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishes (MAFF) put together a little Sims-like video to highlight the state of the country's food supply. Japan imports 60 percent of its food, and the ministry points out that has led to the fattening of the Japanese people and presents a security issue as the global population grows. It's fun to watch the little isometric illustrations do their thing, but it brings up an important issue that all nations should be considering. The vid, after the jump....
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Photograph of Yushin from eerkmans on Flickr Yushin, the restaurant owned by the organizations behind Japan's whaling program and whaling fleets, is planning to close. A whaling industry spokesman says the closing is due to high operation costs and the fulfillment of promoting whale meat consumption; environmentalists attribute it to a weakening whaling industry. [via Coldmud] Related: Thar It Blows—Japanese Whaleburgers...
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Urlesque shares these pictures of the cooking instructions at Japanese chain restaurant Kuro-Hitsuji, which specializes in Mongolian barbecue—or as the restaurant says, "Ghengis Khan cuisine." The instructions features illustrations accompanied by "ghetto-fabulous" English translations for no apparent reason. Next time I get Mongolian barbecue, I'll be sure to cook my meal using the "fizzle to the sizzle" method....
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Photograph from Elijah on Flickr "The Delicious Parts of a Whale Explained" may not be the real name of this diagram from Japan, but I like it. Methinks the whale looks a little too happy considering the context though. Related The Anatomy of a Swine: Good, Good, and Real Good Behold the Bacon Pig Photo of the Day: Pig Tattoo...
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I never thought of applying the word "peeling" to a watermelon, but this Japanese chef shows that with a good chef's knife and steady hands, you can peel an appropriately-sized watermelon...in 30 seconds. You know, for all those times you need watermelon flesh ASAP. Watch the video after the jump....
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