Food
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Oxtail oden (fish cake stew) 牛テールおでん
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This is a fancier version of oden — Japanese fish cake stew — with a richer, heartier broth made from a combination of oxtail and dashi. Once you make this […] READ MORE
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Re-establishing a healthy diet
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Since retirement, I have gained about five pounds, which doesn’t seem like much, but my body fat went from about 15 percent to roughly 25 percent. And I’m biking for […] READ MORE
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Takikomi gohan (Japanese mixed rice) 炊き込みご飯
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Takikomi gohan is a wonderful and comforting Japanese mixed rice recipe made with seasonal ingredients. It’s a savory bowl of flavorful rice that’s perfect to serve with simple meals. This […] READ MORE
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Half Japanese, Fully Legit: Yonsei Chef Kyle Itani keeps on rolling
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Sitting in the dining room of his Oakland sushi restaurant Yonsei Handrolls, chef Kyle Itani did something unexpected: He paused. He had spent the previous 40 minutes […] READ MORE
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Starlit Dreams of Childhood: Ayako Iino preserves Japanese foodways with Yumé Boshi
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Ayako Iino has a special connection with umeboshi. “It’s very close to my heart,” she said of the intensely sour pickled plum that has been enjoyed in Japan for centuries. […] READ MORE
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Bringing a taste of Hawai‘i to the Bay Area
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Diamond Head General Store, a mostly take-out restaurant with limited seating carrying Hawaiian plate lunches and Asian groceries and snacks, sits nestled in San Bruno, Calif. near the city’s park. […] READ MORE
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Ikeda family’s dream still bears fruit
STEPHEN MAGAGNINI, Special to the Nichi Bei News
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AUBURN, Calif. — For more than half a century, travelers by the thousands have turned off Highway 80 in Auburn, Calif. to visit a rare oasis overlooking the freeway: Ikeda’s […] READ MORE
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Gardena Bowl serves up JA and Hawaiian comfort food
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GARDENA, Calif. — One of the best Japanese-Hawaiian fusion restaurants in the continental U.S. is nestled in the corner of a 75-year-old bowling alley in Gardena. Named one of Eater’s […] READ MORE
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Niki Nakayama dishes out ‘modern kaiseki’ with a JA twist
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Niki Nakayama may not be a celebrity chef like Gordon Ramsay or Masaharu Morimoto, who have appeared on television cooking shows for years, but Nakayama is an acclaimed chef in […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!
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That means it’s always cocktail time! Since I retired, tracking the day of the week has become somewhat of a challenge mainly because Ms. S is still part of the […] READ MORE
