Picture: Manpuku gets their nori sheets stamped with their shop name, it’s very unique! My first experience with seaweed, like many other peoples’, was sushi. Salty and kind of sweet, nori is the best known seaweed used in Japanese food. You might be surprised that although you’ve probably eaten seaweed in other forms, it’s not actually […]

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Picture: Sea urchin tempura from Kisuke Washoku Lovers now has quite a few restaurants, and as staff we think it’s important that we visit our restaurants regularly and keep up to date with their specials menus. A dinner here and there keeps our tummies full and morale up! Last week we headed to Kisuke for seafood and […]

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Picture: White miso paste is a great ingredient to keep at the back of your fridge! Miso is a seasoning made from fermented soybeans, salt, and a fungus known as kouji. The result is a versatile thick paste that can be used for a million and one things! Most commonly known of course is miso soup, […]

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Photo: taken from this Aldi commercial We have a pretty unique Christmas here in the Southern Hemisphere. No snow, no jumpers, and Santa uses kangaroos to drive his sleigh. But Japan is lucky enough to have the possibility of a white Christmas as it’s winter over there (and they have spectacular Christmas light displays!) in just the […]

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This weekend just gone, we held our third Washoku Lovers Kitchen event! It was a great success, selling out really quickly – thanks to this we’re already working on our next event so everyone can start enjoying washoku at home. Instead of just assisting this time around, I also got to help cook and demonstrate how […]

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Photo: IPPIN director Hiroyuki Yoshikubo the 12th at the Sake Expo in Brisbane Hi, This is Satoshi! For the past two weeks I’ve been so busy working to promote sake with IPPIN Sake Brewery. Our goal is to make it easier to access IPPIN sake in Australia. We’ve held events at Yayoi in Town Hall, Tokyo […]

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Do you like Okonomiyaki? – Some people have never heard about it. Maybe you’ve heard the English name for it, Japanese savoury pancakes? 🙂 I have a little story to tell you how strong a passion I have for Okonomiyaki. I wanted to open an Okonomiyaki restaurant when I moved to Sydney because I could […]

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I know everyone is so excited because it feels like spring has finally come back. Welcome back beautiful Sydney weather! I would love to share another hidden gem off Macleay Street in Elizabeth Bay. Only 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross station it’s close to Potts Point.   Always bring your Washoku Lovers Membership card with […]

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First up, you’re going to need a building team, some electricians…. just kidding. What I mean by building a Japanese kitchen is more along the lines of some pantry staples to get your Washoku journey at home started. Starting from the bottom with authentic Japanese produce will be what gives your home cooked meals that […]

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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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