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KONBU

This elevated take on a staple ingredient of Japanese cuisine is an easy way to impress dinner guests without much extra effort.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Oct 11, 2026
Win friends and influence people with nori ¡®caviar¡¯
It doesn¡¯t have to be caviar to have the same culinary cachet, and this nori ¡®caviar¡¯ recipe proves it.
Make use of your banana peels in this recipe that fits as a side dish for classic Japanese meals or filling for rice balls.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Sep 27, 2026
Waste not, want not with a banana peel-boosted side dish
¡°Tsukudani¡± is already a sweet treat, so adding byproducts of the fruit is a match made in heaven.
When European sailors first arrived on ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï shores, some of their favorite meals seemed outlandish to the locals, but others became adapted delicacies.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
May 24, 2026
Barbaric tastes: The pickled Portuguese dish that won over Japan
A refreshingly piquant bite for increasingly warm days, this medley of Portuguese and Japanese flavors works as both an appetizer and main dish.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 20, 2019
Herald the springtime with a classic Japanese osuimono soup
Made with a fragrant, high-quality dashi and fresh, seasonal ingredients, you can¡¯t get more Japanese than this osuimono soup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
May 19, 2018
Hosting a summer bash? Impress with quick and easy konbujime
A popular drinking snack or side dish accompanying a traditional Japanese meal, konbujime is umami-packed and refreshing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Feb 17, 2018
What makes a great chawanmushi? Using even better dashi
The clear, umami-packed stock called dashi is the foundation of washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine. Follow this recipe to find out how a good dashi makes a great chawanmushi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 16, 2017
Hokkaido¡¯s unique konbu dials up the umami to 12
Fisherman Kazuaki Ida entered the No Borders Cafe in Rausu just as we were finishing cups of hot coffee on a rainy Hokkaido afternoon. He held giant flat-leaved stalks that scraped against each other like hard plastic, garnering appreciative ¡°ahs¡± of recognition among the cafe¡¯s customers. As a first-time...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Oct 28, 2016
Finding extraordinary ¡®konbu¡¯ in a remote Hokkaido fishing village
Reaching Rausu, a fishing village in Eastern Hokkaido, isn¡¯t easy. Public transport is almost non-existant to this small community situated halfway up Shiretoko Peninsula, which juts out from the edge of ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï northernmost island. Though it¡¯s remote and tiny, Rausu produces some of the nation¡¯s best...
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