October 2013

Dried veggies and more (kanbutsu) in The Japan Times

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This month's Japanese Kitchen column in the Japan Times is about "kanbutsu", traditional dried food products.

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Rubber ducks in Osaka

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The great city of Osaka is invaded by one giant rubber duck...and a small edible one.

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A short personal update...

This just a short update on what is going on with my health and things.

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The Mystery of Japanese "Sauce"

Submitted by maki on 7 October, 2013 - 16:40
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Miso, soy sauce, bonito flakes...these are the kinds of ingredients you'd expect to be used in Japanese recipes. But there's another ingredient that appears very often, and it's usually just called "sauce" or so-su (ソース). What is this "sauce" anyway?

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