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A recent Saturday afternoon found me cruising the aisles at a large downtown Chinese market that I’d somehow never been to in all my years of living in this town. Naturally, I made a beeline for the candy section. All the usual suspects were there – Kasugai Read More...
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I love me some Japanese candy, and usually the Asian markets in my area have a good supply. But lamentably, I have never been able to locate the Puccho brand of chews. A unique texture combining the soft chew of Starburst with tiny balls of gummi and, Read More...
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In our continuing coverage of the ‘08 election (hey, everyone else is covering it, why shouldn’t we?), today we bring you Kai’s Campaign ‘08 Candies. Kai’s makes traditional handmade Japanese rolled candy (kumi ame) in various Read More...
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What’s the best part of traveling to a new place? Seeing the sights? Nope. The food? Getting closer. Trying new candy? Now you’re talking! So on my recent trip to Honolulu, I was on the hunt for candy. Not Hawaiian candy, mind you, but Asian candy. I Read More...
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Filed under: Juice , South Asia , Fruit , On the Blogs , Health & Medical I think I've heard of mangosteens before, at least I've heard the name. Apparently, though, the tropical fruit is all the rage in Japan. According to this post from InventorSpot Read More...
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Filed under: Asia , On the Blogs Apparently that's how they do things in Japan, at least some people. One gift that you can give a new mother is a bag of rice with the new baby's image on it. Oh, and the bag of rice weighs the same amount that the new Read More...
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Filed under: Business , Asia , Fruit , Food Oddities , Newspapers A black watermelon fetched $6,100 at a Japanese auction on Friday, making it one of the most expensive melons ever sold. The 17-pound black-skinned "Densuke" watermelon drew the unusually Read More...
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Although I couldn’t attend this past weekend’s Maker Faire, with its inaugural section dedicated to food, I did have a chance to learn a few new tricks for the kitchen. It’s not a recent phenomenon for cooks to hack their utensils and Read More...
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Filed under: Dairy , On the Blogs , Food News The shelves in Japanese supermarkets that normally hold butter are turning up bare these days. There is currently a shortage of milk in Japan, which has resulted in dearth of butter (since butter obviously Read More...
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Filed under: Beef , Asia , On the Blogs , Meat If my boyfriend hadn't been the one to send this to me, I swear I would have to buy this for him for his birthday. Yes, that would be the iPod Nano case designed to look like raw meat. And what marbled, fatty Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , Business , Asia , Trends , On the Blogs There is a new product out in Japan that I would love to get a hold of. It's an instant, fresh matcha tea , two words that usually aren't paired together when talking about tea, especially the Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Asia , Trends , New Products , America Forget your percolator: this is siphon coffee . The newfangled machine looks more like it belongs in a chemistry lab than your local cafe, but that seems to be half its appeal. It's a siphon Read More...
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Filed under: Site Announcements , Trends , New Products , Europe Designboom, a mod blog devoted to the latest and greatest in product design, recently came out with the winners of its 2006 Dining in 2015 contest. The challenge was exactly as it sounds: Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Trends , On the Blogs , Stores & Shopping , New Products Japan is always ahead of us when it comes to the latest trends: tech gadgets, game shows, clothing. And now, coffee and cigarettes... in the same package ! Oh, this is Read More...
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Filed under: Grains , Far East , Hacking Food , Food Oddities For some reason these bouncing baby bags of rice make Western style birth announcements seem a tad impersonal. Talk about bundles of joy. These dakigokochi, or baby-shaped bags of rice personalized Read More...
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