Month of Yuzu

Wishing you all a beautiful and peaceful holiday season

Yuzu (Japanese citrus) has a lovely flavour!

Month of Spring 2018

flower: rengyo & shiratama-tsubaki

Yayoi: March

Usuage-tofu rolls with fuki
Usuagetofu - thinly sliced, deepfried tofu
Fuki - Japanese butterbur, similar to rhubarb or celery

Happy New Year, 2018!

Happy New Year! Wishing you all good health,
peace and happiness in 2018!

Shiromiso zouni: Kyoto style New Year's soup

Fuzuki: Month of Milky Way

Akajiso(red perilla leaves)syrup
I make with rice vinegar

Summer tea: cold-brewed green tea
So refreshing!

Satsuki: Month of Kinome

Kinome has distinct flavour & excellent aroma!
Kinome is the baby leaves of the sansho or Japanese pepper.
The pot rest by Susanne

April: Month of Sakura

Classic spring sweet-Sakuramochi

Spring dessert 

Kome koji /fermented rice (malted rice) has a nice & natural sweetness.
It contains a lot of enzymes!

Spring vegetables