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Ramen History Ramen originated in China and made its way to Japan in 1859 At that time it was usually served with wheat noodles in broth topped with Chinese-style roast pork. Today nearly every region of Japan has its own version of ramen soup bases. Some key ones include: Tonkotsu, a pork bone broth (Kyushu) Miso, (Hokkaido) Shoyu (Honshu) Vegetarian Toppings can include: Pork Scallions Naruto (fish cake) Nori (seaweed) Bamboo shoots Spinach Hot sesame oil Toga

What is Okonomiyaki? Okonomiyaki translates to: “Grill As You Like” •Okonomi (as you like) •Yaki (grill) Sometimes referred to as by non-Japanese speakers •“Japanese Pancake” •“Japanese Pizza” It’s more like frittata meets pancake Made with •Flour •Eggs •Tempura flakes (Tenkasu) •Cabbage •Pork belly slices (with or without other meats/seafood) •Topped with a variety of condiments like •Okonomiyaki sauce •Japanese mayonnaise •Dried seaweed •Dried bonito flakes CLICK Image

Sake Pairing with Small Bites Menu Itteki Nyukon JG $29.95 Bruschetta—Japan Style Born Gold JDG $35.95 Cold Kale Ramen Salad Dassai 50 JDG $34.95 Kurobuta w/Hot Mustard Taru J $21.95 Stuffed Endive Spears Dassai 50 Nigori $34.95 Macaroons CLICK Image To Open Sake Pairing Presentation w/Menus #wabisabi #Japan #WabiSabiJapanLiving #PalmSprings #ColdNoodles #ArtofSlurping #SlurpingNoodles #ramen #Dassai39 #Dassai50 #Dassai50Nigori #Dassai50SparklingNigori

History of Yakitori Yakitori is a recent phenomenon in the long history of Japan. There are records of it dating to the Edo period but it is more commonly known from the Meji period as a street food. Eating meat gradually became known to people as new customs from Europe were introduced to Japan as part of the Meiji Restoration. Chicken also began to be eaten but only as an exclusive dish served at restaurants. For common people, unused parts of chicken meat from restaurant

History of "Korroke", Japanese Croquettes Introduced by the French and Dutch over 100 years ago, Korroke is considered a Japanese staple. Today, you can have Korroke anywhere at any time. This popular food is sold in restaurants and at Japanese convenience stores like Lawson and Family Mart. The best Korroke tend to be homemade but there are also regional shops that are well known for their tasty recipes. CLICK Image To Open "Korroke", Japanese Croquettes Recipe Presenta

History of Japanese Curry Introduced by the British, Japanese Curry was originally considered to be Western cuisine. Japanese curry exists next to Indian-style curry in Japan today. The addition of potatoes to the curry stew was introduced by American agriculturalist William S. Clark in 1876 during the rice shortage. Instant curry roux was first sold in powder form in the 1920s and then in cube form in the 1950s. The cube curry roux business is over a billion in exports an

Sake Pairing with Small Bites Menu Born Gold—Junmai Daiginjo $34.95 Yuzu Persimmon Salad Itteki Nyukon—Junmai Ginjo $29.95 Chicken Wings w/Spicy Yuzu & Yuzu Hizo Otokoyama—Junmai Ginjo $34.95 Tamales w/Spicy Yuzu & Yuzu Kikusui Organic—Junmai Ginjo $34.95 Shiso Mackarel Sashimi Denshin Aki—Junmai Ginjo $32.95 Beef Wrapped Enoki w/Shiso Pon CLICK Image To Open Sake Pairing Presentation w/Menus #wabisabi #Japan #WabiSabiJapanLiving #PalmSprings #ColdNoodles #A

The Art of Bonsai Personal and Spiritual The art of bonsai is a personal and subjective art that can be seen as an extreme form of gardening or a path to spiritual enlightenment. It is an art form fused with horticulture that takes aspects of culture, religion, craftsmanship and discipline. It is created, shaped and maintained to represent an ideal of nature. Like Ikebana, the art of bonsai is a form of Wabi-Sabi, the Japanese art in which beauty is found in the imperfect

Sake Pairing with Small Bites Menu Hizo Otokoyama—Junmai Ginjo $34.95 Kuro-Buta w/ Cabbage Denshin Yuki—Junmai Daiginjo $32.95 Spinach Gomaae Shindo Ura-Gasanryu Syoka—Honjozo $27.95 Chicken Karaaga (Japanese fried chicken) Born Gold—Junmai Daiginjo $35.95 Suykiyaki Dassai 50 Sparkling Nigori —Junmai Daiginjo $21.95 Macarons CLICK Image To Open Sake Pairing Presentation w/Menus #wabisabi #Japan #WabiSabiJapanLiving #PalmSprings #ColdNoodles #ArtofSlurping #S