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Summer bento safety | JustBento

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 06:15:04 +0000

I’ve noticed that several kyaraben/charaben (cute bento) oriented Japanese bento blogs are scaling back on the intricacy of their bentos recently. It gets very warm and humid in the summer throughout most of Japan, so food safety is a big issue. Complicated charaben require a lot of handling of the…

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Summer Tomato Somen

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:15:03 +0000

Tokyo is finally heating up and it’s that time of year for cold sōmen noodles. With a bottle of tsuyu, the seasoned broth for noodles, in the pantry, this dish is on the table in less than 10 minutes. The only thing that really takes time here is boiling the water.While…

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Umeboshi and Chicken Summer Soba

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:15:04 +0000

In the heat of the summer we find ourselves craving tart and sour foods as they are refreshing. Cold noodles are also a staple this time of year. Soba and somen noodles are often served with a soy sauce dipping sauce called tsuyu. This recipe was on NHK recently and…

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Mugicha (barley tea) is the flavor of summer in Japan

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:19:56 +0000

From the archives: We apparently had the coldest spring on record in this area. It’s finally getting warm again, and today I started my first batch of mugicha this year. Here is a slightly updated article about mugicha, or toasted barley tea, my favorite non-alcoholic summer drink. This was originally published on May 10, 2007, and updated on June 10, 2008. I’ve added another update at the end. When we were growing up, my mother frowned upon most sugary drinks for us kids. So things like sodas were generally not stocked in the house - an ice-filled cup of Coke was a great treat whenever we ...

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