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Oden Recipe: The Essential Wintertime Japanese Stew

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Oden is a type of Japanese stew with traditional ingredients such as daikon radish, chikuwa, hanpen, tsumire, ganmodoki, konnyaku, etc. (I’ll explain w...

Gochujang Marinated Pork Rib Recipe

​​Susan Yoon
​​Susan Yoon

One meat dish that cannot go unappreciated in Korean cuisine is “doeji kalbi,” gochujang marinated pork ribs. I grew up eating doeji kalbi at a small r...

Miso Cod Recipe

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Saikyo miso-glazed black cod, or just “miso cod” in the U.S., is a savory Japanese fish dish made by marinating fish in a paste made with miso, mirin, ...

Three Classic Cocktails with Sake

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Sometimes, a good cocktail is what’s needed! Especially in the cooler months when beer feels out of sync with the weather and wine might be a little h...

Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich with Ham & Cheese Recipe

​​Susan Yoon
​​Susan Yoon

As the weather cools and the holiday season creeps up we start to crave richer foods. One of my favorite things to make for holiday gatherings is butte...

Nikomi Hambagu (Stewed Japanese Hamburg Steak)

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Hambagu is an iconic yoshoku dish, a western-inspired Japanese dish. Growing up, this was a special occasion menu for me as my mom always served it on...

Napolitan Pasta recipe

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

I cooked this dish one night when my Sommelier friends came over to my place after working a late night shift. I did not have much ingredients left in ...

Japanese Katsu Sando Recipe

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Katsu sando “Sando” is the word Japanese people use for sandwich for short, like a nickname. When you go to a “konbini” (convenience store) in Japan, ...

Easy Hand Roll Sushi Recipe with Sake

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Temaki literally means “a hand roll.” At a sushi restaurant, it is usually a cone-shaped sushi wrapped with nori seaweed. Temaki can also mean do-it-yo...

Cheesing out of 2020 — How to Build a Charcuterie Board

Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen

Growing up, I had the impression that cheese and pepperoni slices were just common go-to snacks that parents would toss into their kids’ lunchboxes. I ...

Tippsy Recipe & Shichida “75”

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Miso-Marinated Pork with Shichida “75” Total time: 40 minutes prep plus overnight marinade Category: Japanese Sake to pair: Shichida “75” by Tenzan ...

Apple Fennel Salad Recipe & Fukuju “Blue”

Alice Hama
Alice Hama

Apple Fennel Salad Total time: 20 minutes Category: Italian-inspired Appetizer Sake to pair: Fukuju Blue by Kobe Shushinkan (Hyogo Prefecture) Alic...

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