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Are you curious about what makes a perfect cup of Japanese tea? Today, I’m going to be talking about 15 ways that you can make your next Japanese tea drinking experience amazing! And even though we are going to be talking specifically about Japanese tea, you can actually apply some of these tips and techniques […]

What we’re talking about now is the one and only recipe that you’re ever going to need to cook plant-based Japanese food. And you can actually use this recipe for many other things. It’s not restricted necessarily to cooking, but I thought this would be a good fit for our training because we are talking

Are you looking for some new cookware to invest for the long term or maybe even buy as a gift for somebody who loves to cook? We’re going to be talking about three of my favorite types of cookware, as well as a few of the reasons why I chose to invest in these and

We’re going to be talking about the truth about your health. What is healthy? Healthy means a lot of different things to different people. I wanted to go ahead and lay it out there in terms of the dictionary definition so that we’re on the same page. And basically, if you look at the dictionary

The next topic that we’re talking about is the three secrets to Japanese cooking. Can you guys guess what they might be? All right, so let’s get into it. The three secrets for Japanese cooking. All three of all these ingredients here have something in common. Dried shiitake mushrooms, dried kombu, mirin, osake, and shoyu,

Do you ever feel like not cooking, or worse, getting take-out, or something unhealthy like junk food? I admit that every now and then, I do. Sometimes I give in and resign to the fact and eat something. After the fact, I may regret it. Does that ever happen to you? Well, if you’re impulsive

In terms of some of the myths and misconceptions around plant-based Japanese food and Japanese food in general, I put a list together here of 7 common myths and misconceptions so that we can bust them and get rid of them for good! Myths and misconceptions may be keeping you from actually giving Japanese food

The Awakening In terms of my awakening. This really probably started around college when I was in school at UCSD. I think one of the movies that came out during that time was Super Size Me, which if you may have seen, you may remember that it’s about this guy who basically eats McDonald’s for

Can you feel it? The power within. Kombu. Dried Kelp. Japanese kelp is often harvested from the shores of Hokkaido, which is in the northern part of Japan. Maybe you could smell it or taste it (if you have a really strong imagination) is like the ocean. And you might never have expected these blackish,