Tag: food

Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

The Japanese have a word for it: kuidaore, “to eat oneself bankrupt.” This has risen to some combination of tradition and aspiration in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city, a former merchant enclave once referred to as the country’s “kitchen.” You can see exactly what empties Osakan bank accounts on Al Jazeera English’s series Street Food. Its episode on…… Continue reading Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

Hayao Miyazaki Shows Us How to Make Instant Ramen

Writer-Director Hayao Miyazaki is renowned for the gorgeousness of his feature length animations, and storylines that combine indigenous Japanese elements with supernatural whimsy. In a world of Disney princesses, let us give thanks for family entertainment in which an eccentric castle roams the countryside on chicken legs, a stink spirit wreaks havoc in a bathhouse, and a fur-lined cat bus transports…… Continue reading Hayao Miyazaki Shows Us How to Make Instant Ramen

Cookpad, the Largest Recipe Site in Japan, Launches New Site in English

Cookpad bills itself as having the “Best Japanese recipes from the largest cooking community in Japan.” And that’s not just your usual web site hyperbole. Established back in 1997, Cookpad houses 1.5 million recipes created by a base of 20 million users. And it’s now a publicly-traded company on the Tokyo stock exchange. This week, Cookpad did everyone in…… Continue reading Cookpad, the Largest Recipe Site in Japan, Launches New Site in English