Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Usually served at traditional ryokan inns or specialised restaurants, kaiseki is Japan’s answer to haute cuisine. A kaiseki meal consists of a set menu of many little dishes served in a prescribed order, showing off many different cooking techniques, flavours and textures, each presented more beautifully than […]
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Food intolerance and allergies: A celiac’s gluten-free guide to Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Celiac (Coeliac) disease sufferer Megan Stanley shares her tips and favourite restaurants for a fuss-free gluten-free trip to Japan. A useful guide for people who suffer with food intolerance or allergies. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Six reasons to visit the Yoichi Whisky Distillery
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When Richard Farmer isn’t whisky-ing groups around the country, he’s busy researching for our tours to find something for everyone. For the whisky lovers, he’s following up his experience at Suntory Yamazaki with six reasons to visit Yoichi Whisky Distillery. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Dining etiquette in Japan: An illustrated guide
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! While not burping at the table might seem like the obvious polite thing to do, did you know that cancelling a dinner reservation is frowned upon? Or that you should wear slippers to the bathroom? This handy illustrated guide to dining etiquette in Japan will help you avoid any faux […]
Little shrimp tempura with kimchi recipe from Scott Hallsworth
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Do you remember when rock shrimp was as en-vogue as Harrods clothing or coked-up models? I do. It swept the planet like a plague of boy bands – you couldn’t avoid it. I remember when I was asked to smuggle two large suitcases of frozen rock shrimp […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Do you remember when rock shrimp was as en-vogue as Harrods clothing or coked-up models? I do. It swept the planet like a plague of boy bands – you couldn’t avoid it. I remember when I was asked to smuggle two large suitcases of frozen rock shrimp […]