Most people don’t think too much about the difference between different kinds of soy sauce. If you’ve tried one, you’ve tried them all, right? Not quite! The sauce you find at our Bothell Japanese restaurant is actually made in a style that is distinctly Japanese. Indeed, there is an important distinction to be made between […]
Do you need a proper beverage to complement your meal? Sushi Hana’s Bothell Japanese restaurant is pleased to offer Japan’s famous rice wine, sake, to round off your sushi experience. This is the national drink of Japan, traditionally dubbed the “drink of the gods”, which has taken a strong foothold both within the country and […]
Chicken is a significant part of the Japanese culinary tradition, not to mention the single most common type of poultry worldwide. You can even find it in our Bothell sushi restaurant, in the form of our delightful chicken katsu-don. But where did chickens come from, and how did it become the favorite bird of people […]
There is a Chinese tradition that marks the seventh day of the seventh month as the day when the stars Altair and Vega are able to overcome the boundaries of the Milky Way and finally meet. In Japan, this occasion is marked with Tanabata, or the Star Festival. During the Tanabata celebration, the Japanese people […]
Rice is an important staple throughout Asia, and this comes through in a strong way at our Japanese restaurant in Bothell. It’s a key part of our sushi, our rice bowls, and most other distinctly Japanese dishes. Japan’s affinity for the grain is no mystery, but were you aware of just how important it is […]
