Teaching and learning to cook Japanese.

Month: January 2006

The Food of Hokkaido

Post author By nick
Post date January 6, 2006

Hokkaido is off the tip of the main island, Honshu. It is the northernmost island and has a climate not as mild as the rest of Japan. In the winter, there is snow and temperatures reach freezing levels, while in the summer, it is hot.

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Salt and Hishio

Post author By risa
Post date January 4, 2006

Before soy sauce became a preferred seasoning in Japan, there was salt.

One of the original sources of salt in Japan was from animals’ intestines. Another was salt drawn for the sea. However, it was scarce and did not keep for long, so sea salt was commonly mixed with something else that could prolong its shelf life.