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Miso soup provides a great source of protein, and it is versatile enough to be enjoyed as a side dish, as a precursor to a meal, after a meal, or simply as a main course, depending on the ingredients. However, because it is a soup and soups are often high in sodium, it may cause you to ask, can I …

I like to call Onigiri or rice balls a close cousin of sushi because of the many similarities between the two dishes. Popular as comfort food in Japan, Onigiri comprises of steamed rice with a nori strip on the outside and savory fillings inside. The most common type of traditional filling is umeboshi or salted plum but you may also …

Matcha tea, which is a special form of green tea, provides many benefits that make it a favorite among many people. It can also be substituted for coffee for those seeking a more “manageable” caffeine kick when you need it. However, like many other colored drinks, such as black tea and coffee, it may cause you to wonder if it …

Japanese food is unique in that it rarely contains a lot of chemical preservatives. This includes their sweets, for which the Japanese are known to have a wide variety. One particular traditional favorite sweet treat of the Japanese is mochi, which is comprised of pulverized rice and sweetened and flavored before being molded into a little dome-shaped cake. Sometimes different …

If you don’t know what onigiri is, you might have seen it in an anime or movie. Onigiri is simply a rice ball with a surprise filling, often wrapped in nori seaweed and shaped into a triangle. It’s an extremely popular snack in Japan, but foreigners might not know how to approach eating onigiri. So how do you eat onigiri? …

While I was re-organizing my tea stash the other day, I realized I had a box of matcha that was over a year old and a month past the expiration date. But when I opened it, the tea inside looked fine. Was my matcha still safe to drink? Does matcha powder go bad? Matcha powder can go stale, but it …