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The new version of the popular cooking bento box boasts of cooking other things…but does it really work?
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker gets double-decker version that cooks side dishes too
Because if you’ve got fresh-cooked rice right at your desk, you’re going to want something to go with it right?
This autumn staple of Yamagata Prefecture comes to our kitchen in Tokyo with the help of a friend from the region.
This gyoza with a flaky croissant crust is so sought after it took a year for our order to arrive.
The makers of the portable bento box rice cooker are back to help get us through the winter.
Our reporter samples 11 types of produce unfamiliar to her in order to crown the overall victors and losers of the island diet.
A gorgeous and delicious world of sweets is waiting for even the most inexperienced home chefs.
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