It’s cold outside. You need soup. But you do not want a broth-y, noodle-laden, sodium-filled soup from a can. It’s gotta be hearty and filling. You want your soup to fetch a blanket and wrap you up, maybe throw another log on the fire and dim the light. You want to be sated. There’s a…
Ochatsuke
This is a traditional way to end a night of drinking in Japan. Ochatsuke is, by and large, bland. I first became aware of it when I read about rice tea in a Banana Yoshimoto novel. It took me a long time, and about a couple of years living in Japan, to understand that rice…
Tempura: You could deep-fry sliced Godzilla, too, and it would be good!
Tempura is deep-frying at its best. The cooking method creates a light batter that doesn’t soak up a ton of oil. That, paired with the types of foods you fry (no meat could equal vegetarian), makes for a light meal. That’s why the Japanese were always trying to kill Godzilla: because of all the tempera…
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