

Soba Noodles Making Workshop (Video)
A local Soba Making Workshop at IZUMI farm in Hokkaido, Japan. This farm has a large buckwheat field, and gives you experience to make...


Asparagus - Edible Medicine
An early summer vegetable It’s asparagus season now in my native Hokkaido — time to enjoy these succulent shoots at their best! Asparagus...


Harusame Salad
A low-calorie, healthy dish that you can throw together in a flash! Ingredients (serves 4) 50g harusame 1 cucumber 2 chicken breasts 1/2...


Lettuce Rolls Stuffed with Scallops (Video)
It features scallops wrapped in lettuce leaves. (Video shot at Kaz Healthy Cooking School) Ingredients (serves 2) 4 leaves of lettuce 4...


Harusame (lit. “Spring Rain”) - Asia’s Gluten Free Noodle!
The noodle of choice in Zen cooking Harusame noodles are an Asian type of gluten free noodle made from potatoes, sweet potatoes, or mung...


Maitake - Intensely Nutritious Mushrooms
The enzymes in maitake make meat tender, and are good for you too! Maitake mushrooms, a member of the Polyporaceae family of fungi, have...


Udon - Versatile Wheat Noodles
The versatile Japanese cousin of pasta Udon noodles, made from wheat flour, are unique to Japan. Many udon restaurants make their own...


Natto Spaghetti
A Japanese popular pasta arranged with Natto, so easy and healthy! Ingredients 100g pasta 1 pack of Natto 40g mooli (“Daikon") 1 tbsp...


"Gobo" Burdock Root - Hidden Star of the Vegetable World
An unassuming but essential supporting sta I know it might not look that appetizing at first glance, but burdock root is in fact an...


Fried Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes
An easy and healthy mixture with Green Peppers and Katsuobushi! Ingredients 200g green peppers 2 sachets (10g) of Katsuobushi (Bonito...