November 20th, 2016

Local cuisine in the ‘Pompeii’ of Japan

Ichijodani - Asakura Zen (Fukui City)

Pierre Deschamps, the director of the documentary film “Noma My Perfect Storm”, pointed out that the aim of Noma, a two star Michelin restaurant in Copenhagen, is to promote the...
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September 21st, 2016

Aging kombu for marvelous umami

Transit Point for Kombu (Tsuruga City)

Have you ever heard of “umami”? Umami (旨味) is the fifth taste (following sweet, sour, salty and bitter), corresponding to the flavor of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate.  The chemical basis...
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