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Food Sake Tokyo's title: Food Sake Tokyo – A chef's guide to the best food in Tokyo. My book, Food Sake Tokyo, is part of the Terroir Guides published by The Little Bookroom. Updates to the book are under "updates". My other blog is on cooking Japanese food at home: http://tokyostation-yukari.blogspot.com/. I am represented by Lisa Ekus. lisaekus.com
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Mai Nagamatsu shaving katsuobushi.
Katsuo Shokudo in Shibuya where Mai Nagamatsu shaves dried, smoked, and fermented katsuobushi filets into delicate strips just before serving.
A special treat that even most Japanese will never experience, even though katsuobushi is at the heart of our cuisine.
Katsuobushi is also used in every food she serve...
Niigata is a fabulous destination for seafood lovers. On the Sea of Japan the fish here is fresher than what many restaurants serve in Tokyo. Saké is also the local drink and I love the many opportunities to try small portions of a variety of nihonshu at bars and retail shops.
At the port on Sado island a vending machine for only ￥500 ($3.50) that includes ...
A refreshing bowl of chilled soba buckwheat noodles topped with thin slices of hebesu. Hebesu, a tart citrus popular in Miyazaki prefecture in Kyushu. There are few seeds and the skin can be eaten when sliced thin.
Komatsuan is a 100-year-old sobaya from Komagome. It has branches in Ginza, Marunouchi Oazo building, and Shinjuku Takashimaya. A fun restaurant...
Okume
Okume, established in 1871, specializes in kanbutsu dried ingredients, essential for making dashi stock. Dashi is rich in natural umami and is at the heart of washoku Japanese cuisine. Okume has an impressive display of different ingredients for making dashi – up to 36 options – at their retail stores. We visit the Okume shop on my Tsukiji Market tour. There are two ...
武蔵国分寺うしお蕎麦。A delicious meal at Musashi Kokubunji Ushio soba shop in Kokubunji (a short walk from Nishi-Kokubunji station).
Can you see the hand-drawn menu of seasonal dishes on the wall? It shows you the heart of the restaurant.
The chef has a selection of sake-friendly small dishes before ending with handmade soba. It’s a charming shop worth a jou...