Know the Truth about Your Sushi There was a time when sushi wasn’t the fine and ultra chic dining experience enjoyed now in restaurants. It used to be a quick, cheap snack, eaten with the hands, along the sidewalks in post wartime Japan. No one though it could be eaten indoors in style. It has […]
Japan’s Best Known Seaweeds Let’s look at some popular seaweeds that you can find in your Japanese dish. Do you know Kelp? This is a very broad genus of sea plant comprising about 300 species. They are the brown marine algae that grow wild in shallow coasts in many parts of the world. The Japanese […]
Rice! There’s no avoiding it. It comes in nearly 25,000 varieties, a staple of over half of the Earth’s population, and a huge part of the experience at our Bothell sushi restaurant. But why is rice so important? What is it that makes this tiny grain such an enormous part of Japan’s culinary tradition? The […]
