How to make tempura crunchies (for putting on everything)
Over the weekend I found myself at a Japanese grocery store food court, standing in line at a noodle stall that makes…
Last Call: Those sadistic Japanese prank shows
I have watched every single clip from a Japanese prank TV show. Every single last one. This is what your humble Takeout…
Make chicken teriyaki, a tribute to a Seattle favorite
As a child of Seattle, I’m fond of my hometown’s relationship with chicken teriyaki, which is to the Emerald City what…
It’s so hot in Japan, one restaurant is serving a -110 degree chilled ramen
Japan is in the grips of an unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures soaring past 100 degrees Fahrenheit in an island…
A beloved Japanese whisky is headed to the U.S., and we might even be able to afford it
To say that Japanese whisky (no ‘e’) is having a moment would be inaccurate, as it’s been having a moment for quite…
Cute ramen ad quickly devolves into demonic hellscape
If this was an American commercial, there’d likely be a happy multi-racial family eating noodles around the dinner…
In Japan, imitation crab can be better than the real thing
Crab is delicious. It has a delicate, smooth texture that offers one of nature’s most intoxicating sweetnesses. For…