japanese

I have this Japanese knife that's been sitting in a drawer. I inherited this knife when my parents died 19 years ago. I believe they probably picked it up at a garage sale as they frequented them before they past. It's in horrible shape and needs a lot of work. It has some markings in...

I wasn't gonna post this, but Landarc inspired me. I recently got a donabe which is a Japanese hot pot. I went to Mitsuwa which is a very nice Japanese grocery store in Arlington Heights. I'd recommend this place to any Chicagoland Brethren. Here's what I picked up. I made up some...

I want one, but will I actually use one enough to justify buying it? My understanding is that Santuko literally means "three virtues" in that it evolved as a combination of classic Japanese knife shapes so is a all-purpose knife. As a general rule, my experience with multil-purpose anythings...

I cooked today for a Throwdown and thought I'd push myself to try something different and went with a Japanese inspired plate. Started with these ingredients (some non-Japenese ingredients snuck in there): I found some old posts by Landarc with recipes for a teriyaki marinade and glaze and...