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Fun Link Friday: Turning Invasive Species into Sushi

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Paula

  A lot of factors can affect changes in our local and global environments, but one that has become a big problem with little attention paid to it is that of invasive species. Sometimes new species get introduced to non-native … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Amezaiku

Posted on November 4, 2016 by LM

The self-taught Japanese artist carves, sculpts and paints delicate lollipops into intricate edible sculptures. Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Paula

Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity Eric C. Rath (Reaktion Books, 2016) Cuisines in Japan have an ideological dimension that cannot be ignored. In 2013, ‘traditional Japanese dietary cultures’ (washoku) was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Washoku’s predecessor … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Fortune kitties

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Paula

Fortune cookies? Forget it! Fortune kitties are where it’s at now. Better known as “Hide-and-Seek Kitty Candies,” Dose recently let us know about these little treasures produced by the Felissimo Chou Club, which change their hidden kitties regularly so you can … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Osaka River kaitenzushi

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Paula

A group called The Osaka Cavas put on a delicious-looking art show recently in Osaka that featured giant plates of sushi floating on down Osaka’s Dōtonbori Canal like it was any old conveyor-belt sushi restaurant. Is your stomach rumbling yet? … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Eating from Miyazaki films

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Paula

It’s getting extra cold just about everywhere, so it’s time to curl up with some comfort food! Buzzfeed posted an article last year we’ve just stumbled across that definitely gets our stomachs rumbling: Here’s How To Eat Everything You’ve Ever Wanted … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Koi sushi

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Paula

Happy New Year, everyone! While you’re making your resolutions and reflecting on how to make this the best 2016 ever, don’t forget to treat yourself to some delicious food! I bookmarked this amazing sushi from Earthables earlier in the year … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Dining with Dragon Balls

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Paula

While we’ve all got Thanksgiving on the mind, check out the wild meal Kotaku reported on this past week: a restaurant in Nagoya serving up nabe (hot pots) with dragon balls! The balls are filled with collagen jelly (which probably … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Halloween Oden

Posted on October 30, 2015 by LM

ハッピーハロウィン！ In the past, we’ve hosted Halloween FLFs on Halloween bento, so today I’m pleased to present the Halloween oden! Here are instructions on how to make all the normal oden ingredients (plus carrots and tomatoes) into adorable pumpkins, mummies, and ghosts. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Ice Cream

Posted on September 4, 2015 by LM

As much as I like eating local marionberry or coffee ice cream in the PNW, sometimes I just want a big cone of tulip, black-sesame, or sakura アイス！I hope you’re feeling hungry, because today’s fun link is about Japanese ice cream … Continue reading →

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