

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...


Agar — This algae-based jelly makes for great healthy desserts!
A Japanese innovation Agar might not be that well known around the world, but in Japan we have been using it in our cooking and...


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...


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...


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...


Okara Croquettes
Healthy croquettes with Okara Ingredients (makes 10-15 pcs) 200g okara 100g silken tofu 3 tbsp potato starch 3 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp...


"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...


Okara - A Tofu Byproduct, Rediscovered
Tofu and soy milk factory scraps are actually a nutritional champion! Okara is the pulp that is left over when soy beans are filtered to...


Chirashi Sushi (Video)
Healthy and well-balanced vegetable Sushi recipe! Ingredients (serves 4) 300g rice 10cm konbu (Kelp) 1/2 abraage (Deep Fried Tofu) ...