Ajinomoto monosodium glutamate. Is it really bad for your health?

March 26, 2018

Monosodium glutamate is called Ajinomoto in Japan. Ajinomoto is a company nam...

View full article →

What are shirataki noodles?

January 15, 2018

Shirataki is konnyaku shaped like thread. Konnyaku is made from Kojac potato,...

View full article →

Why is Japanese food considered healthy? Ichiju-sansai

January 08, 2018

"Washoku" traditional Japanese food is added to the Intangible Cultural Herit...

View full article →


Japanese mushrooms - the taste of Autumn

November 06, 2017

Mushroom are known as an autumn food in Japan as it the time of year that the...

View full article →

Blow fish the worlds deadliest dinner

October 23, 2017

Blow fish, or fugu in Japanese, is famous for being expensive and being deadl...

View full article →

Beginners Guide: Chopsticks

December 09, 2016

WHAT ARE CHOPSTICKS? Put simply chopsticks are the eating utensil of choice i...

View full article →


Japanese Food Guide: Japanese Noodles

December 08, 2016

Oodles of Japanese noodles, that's what we're all about. Every country has a ...

View full article →

Japanese Food Guide: Breakfast

February 26, 2015

The Brits favour a fry up, but breakfast on the other side of the world is a ...

View full article →

Japanese Food Guide: Furikake

December 10, 2013

Food has to look good as well as taste good in Japan so it’s no surprise that...

View full article →


Japanese Food Guide: Etiqutte

September 11, 2013

We know about the abundance of Japanese Etiquette infographics and blog posts...

View full article →

Japanese Food Guide: Ramen

September 09, 2012

WHAT IS IT? Ramen is essentially, noodles in stock. The stock can be made tra...

View full article →