Monthly Archives: September 2009

Elizabeth Andoh, Washoku Sensei

It’s a lovely spring morning in Osaka, and I’m trying to hold the Japanese omelet pan just right. I can’t seem to get the hang of it, until Elizabeth Andoh guides my hand with her own, giving me the right … Continue reading

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Cooking with Elizabeth Andoh

I’m working on the second entry in the series, Masters, which is about Washoku (Japanese home cooking). Who could be better to take us on this culinary investigation than the leading English language expert on this topic and author of … Continue reading

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The woes of bent cucumbers and too much plastic

We at Savory Japan are sometimes accused of over-romanticizing Japanese culture and food, so I’d like to state right here and now that I have two main gripes about food in Japan: Number one is the amount of packaging you … Continue reading

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