Japan's beloved onigiri—rice balls filled with vegetables and meat ... its pungent aroma and sticky texture—to the raindrop cake that defies traditional dessert conventions, Japanese cuisine ...

Taku Tsuji, Director of Miyagi Prefecture Seoul Office, took their time to introduce the Japanese New Year feast and rice cakes. Chujo: I wish you all a Happy New Year! In Japan, we celebrate the ...

Two people have died in Japan and several are in a critical condition after choking on traditional rice cakes as part of the new year celebrations. They may seem harmless, but each year the hard ...

But in Japan, o-kome, or "honorable rice," is much more than a commodity. In the Shinto religion, sake, rice cakes, and other rice products are the most sacred of offerings, and to a nation that ...

The temple chefs teach us how to make zoni rice cake soup! It's New Year tradition for every ingredient to come in round shapes. Enjoy with white miso in the western Japanese style.

Spring is here! So let's make some colorful spring dishes: Chef Saito's Chirashi Sushi Cake, and Crystal-clear Cherry Blossom Jelly. 1. Cook the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a pot over low heat ...