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The Onigiri Chronicles Podcast

My best friend Noriko and I just launched a new podcast today—The Onigiri Chronicles! We are discussing food, cooking, and Japan (with a few parenting adventures thrown in). We hope you’ll listen. If there’s anything you’re interested in hearing us talk about, shoot me an email and let me know! email: rachael@lafujimama.com The podcast is […]

One of my personal favorite recipes is my Japanese curry (aka, curry rice). In Japan, when people make curry at home, they usually use an instant curry roux (available in a block or powder form) to make the curry sauce or purchase pre-made curry sauce that is packaged in vacuum-sealed bags. Many recipes for Japanese […]

Dinner at our house has been a parade of one comfort food dish after another lately. Are any of you in the same boat? Our meal last Sunday was no exception. I made Japanese Cream Stew (クリームシチュー)—a popular Japanese yoshoku dish (yoshoku is a form of Japanese-western fusion cuisine). Cream stew is a mix of […]

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Ozenzai (おぜんざい), a sweet red bean soup, is a very popular, traditional Japanese dessert. It is made with adzuki beans and can be served over toasted mochi, shiratama dango, or a cooked grain, like millet. It’s one of my (many) favorite desserts and it really made my week this week.

This post is a longtime in coming. I meant to post it last month, but then things got a little crazy with everything happening in the world, thanks to Covid-19. This week is spring break for my Fujilings and I’m finally getting a moment to breathe, so here I am! Last month I posted about […]

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri in Japan. Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Festival or Doll Festival), is a celebration dedicated to girls, in which their parents pray for the good health and happiness of their daughters. This is one of my favorite Japanese celebrations, naturally, being the mother of three girls!

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Have you ever heard of ochazuke (“oh-chaw-zoo-kay”)? If you aren’t super familiar with Japanese cuisine, probably not, which is so sad! Ochazuke is a simple, comfort food dish made with rice (often as a way to use up leftover rice) with hot tea (or hot water or broth) poured over it and toppings, whether it […]

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