Quick Spinach Ohitashi
Spinach ohitashi is a standard side dish that fits beautifully in the traditional ichiju sansai (i.e. one soup, three side dishes) meal format. Ohitashi comes …
Tosazu
Tosazu means Tosa-style vinegar (su). Tosa is the old name for what is known today as Kochi prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The …
How to make your own dashi
There are many kinds of dashi, but the most well-known type combines kombu (a type of kelp found mainly in Japan) and katsuobushi (dried shavings of skipjack tuna). The …