food
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Season 2 Episode 10 – Holiday Shopping
November 20, 2023 by Greg Viloria
In this episode, we highlight some places to visit for your holiday shopping pleasure. Premiering Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 6 p.m. on the Nichi Bei Foundation Facebook Live and YouTube channels READ MORE
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Starlit Dreams of Childhood: Ayako Iino preserves Japanese foodways with Yumé Boshi
September 14, 2023 by Alec Yoshio MacDonald, Nichi Bei News
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
August 31, 2023 by Derek Tahara, Nichi Bei News
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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Gardena Bowl serves up JA and Hawaiian comfort food
August 31, 2023 by Akira Olivia Kumamoto, Nichi Bei News
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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Food of the Middle East
August 31, 2023 by Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News
Prior to my move to the Bay Area for graduate school, I had never sampled the cuisine from the Middle East as the food in the 50th was mainly about […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!
July 20, 2023 by Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News
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
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Season 2 Episode 6 – Obon Edition
July 13, 2023 by Greg Viloria
In this episode, we highlight Obon Festivals in our community. Premiering Thursday, July 13, 2023, 6 p.m. on the Nichi Bei Foundation Facebook Live and YouTube channels. READ MORE
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Nikkei from around the world discuss Nikkei food
March 17, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
What is Nikkei food? That was the question the Japanese American National Museum’s Discover Nikkei Website posed to more than 180 Nikkei from 13 countries during an online, multilingual event […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Are you worth your weight?
June 26, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
In salt that is. Many moons ago, salt was just as valuable as gold, hence the expression. In fact, the word we equate with our income, “salary,” is derived from […] READ MORE
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