By Rachel on November 13, 2007
Thanks to sushi bars, Americans are becoming more familiar with a few Japanese cuisine options and foodstuffs. But there’s more to Japanese food than sushi, tempura and miso, so very much more. Yet, even with sushi as a primer, Japanese food still emits an aura of simplicity and elegance; which simultaneously fascinates [...]
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By Rachel on November 8, 2007
In the heart of a cedar forest in Nagano prefecture lies one of the best places to get soba in Japan: Togakushi. Togakushi has more soba shops in its village than any other type of business. The little hamlet is so renowned for its soba, it has its own Soba Festival once a [...]
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