Category: Eat

Looks like weeds but has great texture and the flavor is mild – Japan

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I’ve been ordering them for my parents from Washington every year and it’s been a tradition for many years (15-20 years?). But this is the first time I’m actually in Japan to receive (and taste) them. You can find bing cherries in most supermarkets now (they are called ‘American cherries’) but the tradition continues. And my cherries taste fresher and sweeter – Japan

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Edamame, still attached to stalks. In addition to simply enjoying boiled and salted edamame, I made a quick salad with cucumber, shio kombu (salted and seasoned kelp), and toasted sesame oil – Japan

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Another lunch date with another old friend of mine – Japan

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Matcha flavored shaved ice with a heaping scoop of adzuki bean paste – Japan

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And it was a big lunch plate! – Yokohama, Japan

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Sweet and sour pork lunch special. All for 800yen, that’s less than $6 with the current conversion rate (and no tipping!) – Japan

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This one is filled with black sesame paste. This 5-pack also comes with other fillings like chestnut, adzuki beans, matcha, and orange – Japan

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One with chestnut and one with mango, both filled with cream. Not as sweet as you would think but they were rich! – Japan

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