Cast Washoku: Japanese food, Japanese food culture Me: Alex, small town boy from Byron Bay now living in the big smoke The First Date My first experience, or exposure to Washoku (I’m gonna call it our first date) was sushi. “Ahh, typical!” I hear you say, in a somewhat cynical huff. Well in my defence […]

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Photo: selection of ramen from Ramen O-San Lately I’ve been on a bit of a ramen binge. It has lasted all of winter, so maybe it’s not technically a “binge”, but it soon will be over with the warmer months coming upon us. I’ve done my best this winter to go out of my comfort […]

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This Saturday Washoku Lovers is participating in Kinokuniya’s National Bookshop Day Event to Celebrate Washoku Chef Hideo Dekura’s book, Izakaya! In the spirit of this, today’s blog is all about Japanese izakaya. Izakaya is a Japanese style of pub – somewhere to drink, order cheap food, and catch up with friends and colleagues. They are frequented by […]

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Photo: sushi selection from Kisuke When you think Japanese food, what first comes to your mind? Is it chankonabe (sumo wrestler style food)? Or maybe monjayaki (a Kanto Region specialty)? Let’s be honest, it’s probably not either of those things. It’s probably sushi. When I asked my friends if they had any burning questions they’ve always […]

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Growing up in a European family, I never ate or even knew about Japanese food. I was exposed to Japan and Japanese food when I entered high school and Japanese was one of my mandatory subjects.   My teacher said I was quite good at it and suggested that I apply for our local city’s […]

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