FOOD IN JAPAN
Links in this Website: DIET AND EATING HABITS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ;JAPANESE FOODS AND DISHES Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FOOD SAFETY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RICE AND NOODLES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SOYBEANS, SOY SAUCE, NATTO, MISO AND TOFU IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND MUSHROOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE BEEF, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SEAFOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SUSHI Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FUGU (BLOWFISH) IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RESTAURANTS AND FAST FOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
FOOD IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Japanese Food Report Blog japanesefoodreport.com ; Japanese Food Section of Food in Every Country foodbycountry.com ; Japanese Food on Bookmice.net bookmice.net ; Japan Food Diary japanfooddiary.net ; Eat-Japan eat-japan.com ; National Institute of Health and Nutrition nih.go.jp/eiken ; Wikipedia article on Japanese Cuisine Wikipedia ; Book: World Food Japan by John Ashburne (Lonely Planet, 2003) and The Japanese Kitchen by Hiroko Shimbo (Harvard Common Press). Links in this Website: DIET AND EATING HABITS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE FOODS AND DISHES Factsanddetails.com/Japan ;
Food History: Essay on Food History and National Myths aboutjapan.japansociety.org ; Cambridge World History of Food – Japan cambridge.org/ ; Minnesota State University e-museum mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/japan/food ; Japanese Diet and Nutrition Diets of the World – Japan webmd.com/diet/features/diets-of-world-japanese-diet ; Surprising Facts westonaprice.org/Inside-Japan ; Food and Longevity emaxhealth.com ; Fish and Rice in the Japanese Diet japanreview.net ; Eating and Drinking Customs: Essential Japanese Guide essential-japan-guide.com ; Sushi Etiquette homepage3.nifty.com ; Right Way to Eat Sushi snippets.com ;Drinking Customs japanvisitor.com
Japanese Dishes: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; About.com on Japanese Food japanesefood.about.com ;Japan Guide japan-guide.com ; Umami Info umamiinfo.com ; Tokyo Food Pages bento.com ; Global Gourmet on Japanese Food globalgourmet.com ; Weird Foods in Japan Incredible Things incrediblethings.com ; Strange and Unusual Chewing Gums inventorspot.com ; From Japan and Beyong sfu.ca/~dashton/food/food ; Weird Food Videos food.3yen.com ; Strange Ice Cream who-sucks.com/food/101-frightening-ice-cream-flavors ;
Recipes Open Kitchen openkitchen.net ; Bob and Angie’s Recipes bob-an.com/recipe ; Tokyo Food Page bento.com ; Tsuji Academy Recipes tec-tsuji.com ; Japanese Mom’s Home Cooking nsknet.or.jp ; Japanese Cuisine Recipes gala.wccnet.org ; NTT Gourmet Page tec-tsuji.com ; Kids Web Japan web-japan.org/kidsweb ;
Japanese Snacks and Sweets Japanese Snack Review Blog japanesesnackreviews.blogspot.com ; Asian Food Grocer asianfoodgrocer.com ; Asian Munchies asianmunchies.com ;
FOOD SAFETY IN JAPAN: Government Information Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ; U.S. Government Report on Food Safety Inspection in Japan pdf file fsis.usda.gov ; Food Safety in Modern Japan pdf file dijtokyo.org/doc/dij-jb_12 ; Links in this Website: FOOD SAFETY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
RICE AND NOODLES IN JAPAN: Rice Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Wikipedia article on Japanese Rice Wikipedia ; Essay on Rice and History aboutjapan.japansociety.org Japanese Rice Culture worldcom.ch/negenter ;
Noodles Wikipedia article on Japanese Noodles ; Yoshida Udon Page pdmz.com/udon ; Making Soba fxcuisine.com ; Cheap Eats: Soba Noodles bloglander.com/cheapeats ; Worldaramen, a Site About Ramen worldramen.net ; Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum bento.com ; Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum; Nissin Noodles nissin-noodles.com and Japan Visitor japanvisitor.com ; Links in this Website: RICE AND NOODLES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
SOYBEANS, SOY SAUCE, NATTO, MISO AND TOFU: Soy Products on the Cook’s Thesaurus sonic.net/~alden/Soyprod ; Wikipedia article on Natto Wikipedia ; Miso Online miso.or.jp ; Miso Soup ajinomoto.com ;
YouTube Video of Tofu Making YouTube ; Wikipedia article on Tofu Wikipedia ; Nora (20 miles north of Tokyo) is regarded as the soy sauce capital of Japan. The main Kikkoman factory is here. Links in this Website: SOYBEANS, SOY SAUCE, NATTO, MISO AND TOFU IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND MUSHROOMS: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Japan Guide japan-guide.com ; Japanese Vegetable Dishes on About.com /japanesefood.about.com ; Growing Japanese Vegetables gardenguides.com ; Wikipedia article on Japanese Fruits Wikipedia ; About.com pictures of Japanese Fruit japanesefood.about.com ;Matsutake Mushrooms matsiman.com ; Swedish Site on Raising Matsutake Mushrooms in Japan goliatmusseron.blogspot.com ; Wikipedia article on Shiitake Mushrooms Wikipedia ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND MUSHROOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE BEEF, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SEAFOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SUSHI Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FUGU (BLOWFISH) IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RESTAURANTS AND FAST FOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE BEEF, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS: History of Kobe Beef luciesfarm.com/artman ; New York Times article on Matsuzaka Beef nytimes.com ; Wikipedia article on Wagyu Cattle Wikipedia ; Wagyu Research at Washington State University ansci.wsu.edu ; Australian Wagyu Association wagyu.une.edu.au Links in this Website: JAPANESE BEEF, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
SEAFOOD IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Uni (Sea urchin) sushifaq.com ; Unagi (Eel) bento.com ; Sustainable Seafood gourmet.com/foodpolitics ; Links in this Website: SEAFOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
SUSHI: Sushi and Sashimi, Jewels of Japanese Cuisine rgmjapan.tripod.com/SUSHIINTRO ; Sushi Encyclopedism homepage3.nifty.com ; Sushi Etiquette homepage3.nifty.com ;Sushi World Guide (a global list of over 4,700 restaurants) sushi.infogate.de ; Sueyoshi’s Page on Fish (mostly in Japanese) coara.or.jp/~sueyoshi ; Sushi Otaku sushifaq.com/sushiotaku ; Sashimi Glossary rain.org/~hutch/sashimi ; Sushifaq.com sushifaq.com ; Sushi Links sushilinks.com ; Digital Sushi creativeadornments.com/sushi ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE BEEF, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Kaiten Sushi Kaiten Zushi blog.greggman.com/ ;Kaiten Sushi Conveyors cfsystem.it/sushi_conveyors ; Japan Visitor Kaiten Sushi Blog japanvisitor.blogspot.com
FUGU (BLOWFISH) IN JAPAN: Good Blog Report on Fugu japanfortheuninvited.com ; Wikipedia article on Fugu Wikipedia ; Fugu Preparation Video YouTube ; Eating Fugu haacked.com/archive ; Personal Account of Fugu Poisoning kyoshi.or.jp/inv-haiku/routine ; Endangered Blowfish american.edu/TED/blowfish ; New York Times article on Book on Blowfish and Zombies nytimes.com ; Links in this Website: SEAFOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan FUGU (BLOWFISH) IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
RESTAURANTS AND FAST FOOD IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; McDonald’s Japan mcdonalds.co.jp ; Kaiten Zushi blog.greggman.com/ ;Kaiten Sushi Conveyors cfsystem.it/sushi_conveyors ; Japan Visitor Kaiten Sushi Blog japanvisitor.blogspot.com ; O-Bento, Japanese Lunch Box aboutjapan.japansociety.org ; Essay on O-Bento aboutjapan.japansociety.org ; Links in this Website: SUSHI Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FUGU (BLOWFISH) IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RESTAURANTS AND FAST FOOD IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Tokyo Restaurants The Michelin Guide to Tokyo 2010 Good Tokyo Restaurants by Rick Kennedy and Tokyo Restaurant Guide by John Kennerdell are a handy resources. Robb Satterwhite's Tokyo Food Pages lists 1,000 places. You can also check lists of restaurants and suggestions in local entertainment magazines, the Lonely Planet books, and other guidebooks. Websites for Tokyo Restaurants Sunny Pages sunnypages.jp ; Tokyo Food Page Bento.com ; Tokyo City Government official site tourism.metro.tokyo.jp Planet Tokyo planettokyo.com
Restaurants in Osaka The Michelin Guide Kyoto and Osaka 2010 was released in October 2008. Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau Osaka Info Kansai Restaurant Guide Bento.com ; Restaurants in Kyoto The Michelin Guide Kyoto and Osaka 2010 was released in October 2008. Restaurant Websites : Kyoto Official Travel Guide by Kyoto Tourism Council Kyoto Travel ; Kansai Restaurant Guide Bento.com ; Kyoto Prefecture Site Welcome to Kyoto ; Kyoto Visitor’s Guide Kyotoguide.com ; Frommers Frommers.com ; Fodors Fodors.com
DRINKING IN JAPAN
Links in this Website: DRINKING AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BEER IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SAKE AND SOCHU Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; TEA AND NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
DRINKING AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Drinking and Drinks japanvisitor.com ; Blog Report on Alcoholic Drinks in Japan howtojapan.blogspot.com ; Alcohol in Japan Washington University in St. Louis ; Alcohol Consumption in Japan cmaj.ca/cgi ; A Night at a Tokyo Bar pubclub.com ; Bars and Night Clubs in Japan barsjapan.com ; Links in this Website: DRINKING AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BEER IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SAKE AND SOCHU Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BEER IN JAPAN: Beer in Japan Blog beerinjapan.com ; Japan and Its Beers realbeer.com/edu ; Micheal Jackson’s Beer Hunter on Japan ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Brewers Association of Japan brewers.or.jp/english ; Addresses and Links for Breweries raketnet.nl/beercollection ;
Japanese Beer Companies Asahi Beer asahibeer.co.jp ; Kirin kirin.com ; Suntory suntory.com ;Sapporo Sapporo ; Links in this Website: BEER IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
SAKE AND SOCHU: Book: Insiders Guide to Sake by Briton Philip Harper, the only foreign-born toji, or sake master. Good Websites and Sources: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Sake Sommelier Association sakesommelierassociation.com ; History of Sake on Sake Social.com sakesocial.com ; Visit to a Sake Brewery mixria.blogspot.com ; World of Japanese Sake japansake.or.jp ; John Gauntner’s eSake esake.com ; Kiku-Masamune kikumasamune.com ; John Gauntner’s Sake World sake-world ; Sake Making Photos galenfrysinger.com ; Links in this Website: SAKE AND SOCHU Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Sake Tasting in Japan Google "sake tours Japan" and some places turn up. Sake Breweries Around Tokyo Sake tasting tours are offered in sake-making areas. Sake breweries around Tokyo that offer tours on a reservation basis include: 1) Tsuchiya Brewery in Komae (10 minute walk from Odakyu Kitami Station, tel.03-3489-4752); 2) Ishikawa Brewery in Fussa (15 minute walk from JR Haijimi Station, tel. 042-553-0100), with restaurants, a garden and sake museum; 3) Tamura Brewery in Fussa (15 minute walk from JR Fussa Station, tel. 042-551-0003); 4) Watanabe Brewery in Musashi-Murayama (10 minutes by bus from Kamikitadai Station on Tama Monorail, tel. 0425-62-3131); 5) Nishioka Brewery in Hachioji (15 minute walk from JR Nishi-Hachioji Station, tel. 0426-25-0052); 6) Nakamura Brewery in Akiruno (15 minute walk from JR Akigawa Station, tel. 0425-58-0516); 7) Toshimaya Brewery in Higshi-Murayama (10 minute walk from Higshi-Murayama Station on the Seibu-Shinjuku Line, tel. 0423-91-0601). 8) Ozawa Brewery in One (near JR Sawai Station, tel. 0428-78-8215), with restaurants, gardens and a sake-tasting bar. Website: Japan Times article search.japantimes.co.jp
Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Tour (in Fushimi near Kyoto) is sponsored by the world's leading producer of sake at old traditionally warehouse. The tours are in Japanese. There are 37 sake breweries in the Fushimi area. Most Gekkeikan sake is made at a large modern facility on Osaka. Website: Gekkeikan Gekkeikan
The Nada district of Kobe is perhaps Japan's most famous sake production area. Nine sake breweries offer tours The one at Shushinkan is recommended. They have an introductory video in English and serve a seven-dish lunch with aperitif made of the local sake for only $11. The tour includes a visit to the cedar-lined room used to ferment the rice. Nishinomiya is another famous sake-brewing district. The water there comes from a famous aquifer. Niigata Prefecture is known for producing Japan's best rice and sake. Aizu-Wakamatsu
TEA AND SOFT DRINKS IN JAPAN: Weird Japanese Drinks /inventorspot.com and inventorspot.com/articles ; ; Japanese Soft Drinks instant-ramen.net ; Asian Munchies Drinks asianmunchies.com ; Green Tea Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Japanese Green Tea www.o-cha.com ; Japanese Green Tea Online japanesegreenteaonline.com ; teanobi.com ; Links in this Website: TEA AND NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
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