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You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 20, 2025
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
With simple, fuss-free recipes, Kenji Morimoto¡¯s debut cookbook effortlessly guides home cooks into the unpredictable but rewarding world of fermentation.
This technique can also be used to marinade tofu that has had excess liquid pressed out.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Apr 7, 2024
Recipe: Miso-marinated Camembert
Umami rich and sticky sweet, ¡®dengaku¡¯ sauce is best known in recent times as a glaze for grilled eggplant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 12, 2023
Miso soup for the soul: Tokyo¡¯s top spots for warming sips of umami
From trendy to traditional and takeout to eat-in, Tokyo has more than enough stellar miso soup to warm you up.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2023
Why Japan¡¯s favorite fermented paste may hold the key to a low-carbon diet
The ancient art of fermentation, an essential part of Japanese cuisine, is helping reduce the environmental impact of the food we eat today, and will eat in the future.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 13, 2022
The Americans going where no miso has gone before
Eleana Hsu and Kevin Gondo don¡¯t just break the rules with their homemade miso and shoyu ¡ª they create their own.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Oct 23, 2022
Recipe: Miso ginger crunch
Sugar, spice and a little extra something nice goes into this unique take on a classic New Zealand treat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 23, 2022
With Hokuriku¡¯s fermented foods, tasting is believing
From sake starter and soy sauce ice cream to fish fermented in a uniquely regional way, these prefectures hold plenty of culinary secrets just begging to be discovered ¡ª and devoured.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / 51³Ô¹ÏÍøESE KITCHEN
Nov 13, 2021
Recipe: Mackerel in miso sauce
This simmered mackerel comes with a rich sauce and a gingery kick, with no offputting ¡°fishiness¡± whatsoever.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Jun 26, 2021
How to make karashi-su-miso (tart miso-mustard sauce)
This sauce combines sour (su, vinegar), salty (miso) and spicy (karashi mustard) elements for a versatile, flavor-packed dressing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 20, 2021
Hakko Department: Set meals showcase the breadth of Japan¡¯s fermented foods
It¡¯s easy to take Japan¡¯s wealth of fermented foods for granted. Hakko Department puts them front and center.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 13, 2021
No pork? No problem: Make a mushroom-miso carbonara instead
This incredibly luxurious bowl of pasta pairs well with a glass of sauvignon blanc for an impressive at-home dinner date.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Feb 13, 2021
Yoko Nagatomo Shiomi: An unusual heir to a 144-year-old miso brewery
Thanks to its strong female leadership, Kanena Miso & Soy Sauce Brewery has weathered war, shifts in taste and now the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 17, 2021
Japan¡¯s foundational ferment takes pride of place at Sano Miso
This preeminent purveyor¡¯s Ginza branch stocks 45 varieties of miso which you can sniff and sample with its in-house ¡°misommelier.¡±
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 22, 2020
Hakk¨­: Cradled in a storehouse, nesashi miso sleeps as it matures
In the miso-making business since 1849, Miura Fermented Foods has long been known for its nesashi miso, which has a strong, unique flavor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 13, 2018
In Tohoku, samurai cuisine is racking up Michelin stars
In the town of Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture, there¡¯s a residential neighborhood overlooking Matsushima Bay, the epicenter of Japan¡¯s catastrophic March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. On a quiet street there, chef Hideyuki Irakawa and his wife, Michiko, have been serving samurai food from their...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Jul 9, 2016
Yuasa: The salty, fermented heart of Japan
Craftsmen from two regional factories — one makes miso; the other, shoyu — ponder the future of their little town and its centuries-old traditions
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Sep 18, 2015
The rejuvenating power of cycad miso
Tears well up in 88-year-old Izue Hamada¡¯s eyes as she holds up a halved nari (cycad) nut for me to see.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Nov 7, 2013
Make and learn about miso from a master
Miso, Japan¡¯s traditional seasoning made from fermenting rice, soybeans and other flavorings, sounds like a cooking ingredient too complex to prepare yourself. But if you¡¯re curious, on Nov. 9 you can learn how to make miso paste at a special event at the Gender Equality Center in Tokyo¡¯s Bunkyo Ward....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 4, 2013
Misogura Tamayura: Welcome the new year with a taste of tradition
Tradition rules at this time of year, and few parts of Tokyo are more traditional than the grid of narrow streets to the south of Ueno¡¯s Shinobazu Pond. Although many of the buildings in this former geisha district have seen much better days, there are still gems to be found ¡ª and Misogura Tamayura...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Mar 24, 2002
What squids shine in yonder bay
Squid, octopus and cuttlefish belong to a large group of marine invertebrates called cephalopods. The word means foot-headed, and it is an appropriate name for these creatures because their tentacle feet sprout from above their eyes and brain. They are found all over, and sometimes in the stomachs of...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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