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Foreigner in Japan calls ordinary cookies the most delicious things he’s ever eaten, but we transform them with a delicious marshmallow substitute.
In cooking or in advertising, breast meat always carries a premium.
If you’re using the Necronomicon as your cookbook, you might end up with something like this monstrosity.
Did you think the stew that appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky looked good? So did we, so we made it.
A special ingredient from Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture transforms Japan’s most traditional cooking essential into something new.
Japan is known for its crazily expensive fruit, but is the Ruby Roman really worth the exorbitant price tag?
A fierce warlord, a visionary reformer, and a Shinsengumi officer are all standing by to help you get dinner ready.
Ever wanted to prepare dinner with a replica of Gundam’s heat hawk mecha weaponry? Now you can.
Tapioca tea is everywhere in Japan these days – even in the SoraNews24 office rice cooker!
Too lazy to really cook, but too gourmet for instant food? Our reporter Go finds a solution.
Bring the taste of Japan back home with you by learning to make your favorite Japanese food from the people who know it best.



















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