THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The healthier road traveled

I was tasked with discussing healthier dietary options especially for those in the Japanese American community and immediately ran into a roadblock. While the Japanese no longer have the longest life expectancy as of 2022 (Hong Kong surpassed Japan by about three months), the average woman in Japan has a life expectancy of more than […]

THE GOCHISO GOURMET: A simple bowl of rice

We don’t consume rice like we used to, and it’s not because we’re into the whole low-carb diet, because neither of us subscribes to it. It’s simply because I tend to overeat when rice is the starch. And because I overeat, I don’t get to prepare one of my favorite dishes with the leftover rice, […]

Easy Fried Rice (Gluten Free) 基本のチャーハン

Introducing a New FeatureIn our ongoing efforts to keep an increasingly isolated community engaged and stimulated, the Nichi Bei Weekly is excited to announce a new collaboration with the popular Just One Cookbook (www.justonecookbook.com), which was created by Namiko Hirasawa Chen (Nami) in 2011 as a blog to keep track of her recipes and to […]

THE GOCHISO GOURMET: What would you eat?

Maybe it’s because the Mayans calculated the end of the 13th Baktun on Dec. 21 of this year. Perhaps it’s because that radio network preacher has predicted the end of days … on multiple dates, mind you. Or perhaps it’s just because the National Geographic Channel airs a show called “Doomsday Preppers” every Tuesday evening […]