February 24, 2009 - 3:40 pm by Him in Others
Anyone in Japan more than a few days will – at some point – come across miso.
Often mistakenly dismissed as a simple paste form of crushed and fermented soy beans, miso has long held sway in so many areas of the Japanese dining scene.
Available in a simple soup; perhaps its most common form, with added [...]
August 9, 2007 - 6:32 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others
Shochu (distilled spirit) is one of the main Japanese alcoholic beverages following Sake.
Kagoshima is the largest, popular, and traditional Shochu mecca, providing 155,900 kiloliters in 2006 (July 2006 to June 2006), which is the record high, with an increase for the 8th consecutive year!
Satsuma Shochu (meaning Kagoshima Shochu, Satsuma is the old name of Kagoshima) [...]
June 8, 2007 - 9:00 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel
Nakasu is not only the largest night spot in Western Japan, it’s also a food paradice!
It becomes especially busy on weekend nights.
This is `Tetsunabe Gyoza’, very popular food in here.
Tetsu = Iron
nabe = pan
Gyoza = pan-fried dumpling
And is delicious !!
This is Yakisoba, meaning, pan-fried noodles
There’re other dishes beside these, such as raw fish, grilled chikien, [...]
