The modern word,furoshikimeans ‘bath cloth’ and is from the Edo period (1603-1868) because people used afuroshikito carry their personal affects to and from the public bath. Throughout history thefuroshikiwas probably most often used by merchants to carry goods and wares to market. The mode...
bento boxes with me to my job. I just add rice to one side, drop a vegetable mix in the middle, and perhaps add a bit of sushi to the end compartment. It always looks great and only takes me a few minutes to make. The key is, if you're strapped for time, just use leftovers....
namagashiare not just for the stomach. The forms and motifs are always seasonal and natural and often based upon poems and paintings from classical Japan. This is a sweet for the learned and educated, to be enjoyed by the mind as well....
This candy (ame) is made from thebontan, alsobuntan(ぼんたん、文旦) fruit. This fruit is similar to a grapefruit but larger. Large specimens are the size of a volleyball. This fruit came to Japan from Southeast Asia so it grows in the southern-most island of Kyushu where the climate ...