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Since 2018 "Japan Wine" legally means 100% Japanese-grown grapes; anything else was bottled from imported must. Plus ... Read More
About 13 min read
Dense azuki jelly that keeps a year unrefrigerated, and which Japanese climbers carry as fuel. Plus why dorayaki cann... Read More
About 13 min read
Good nori dissolves on the tongue; cheap nori is leather. The Ariake tide lifts the crop into the air twice a day, an... Read More
About 12 min read
A 1908 fishing treaty is why Japan grows olives. Shodoshima makes 90% of it, one estate has won in New York, and the ... Read More
About 14 min read
Japan imports 94% of its honey, so domestic is genuinely scarce. The native bee that cooks hornets, why acacia honey ... Read More
About 14 min read
Ume is an apricot and umeshu is infused, not fermented. The Honkaku Umeshu label, why the base spirit decides everyth... Read More
About 14 min read
Most umeboshi sold abroad is sweetened with additives. Learn the three real types, how to read the label, and which K... Read More
About 13 min read
Tired of watery convenience-store matcha? Kyoto's top tea houses now ship their rich matcha terrine, cream daifuku, a... Read More
About 10 min read
Yamazaki and Hibiki are sold out at retail. But Suntory Toki, Nikka Coffey Grain, and Nikka Yoichi are available, bea... Read More
About 14 min read
Find the perfect Japanese tea gift. Our guide explains the differences between Matcha, Sencha, and Gyokuro to help yo... Read More
About 11 min read