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City Market Cuisine – Ochazuke

Kenji Harada — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:56:20 +0000

It`s all about Ochazuke.
This ideal comfort food blends together rice and tea, along with dashi, nori, senbei and fish to be eaten late night or even early afternoon during the cold winter and early spring season.
What makes this dish especially great is that you can include almost anything in it, from left overs to home cooking to fine dining.
So grab your favorite tea, some rice and list of ingredients and enjoy a truly great comfort food.

http://www.citymarketcuisine.com/

Delicious Japan

Kenji Harada — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:10:04 +0000

filmed and edited by: Sara Pretelli
music: “Moonlight” Message to Bears
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Takoyaki

Kenji Harada — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:47:56 +0000

Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion. Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce, similar to Worcestershire sauce, and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito (katsuobushi). There are many variations to the takoyaki recipe, for example, ponzu (soy sauce with dashi and citrus vinegar), goma-dare (sesame-and-vinegar sauce) or vinegared dashi.

Henri Charpentier, confectionary maker, Kobe

Kenji Harada — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:35:19 +0000

Promo piece made for Henri Charpentier, a confectionary maker in Kobe, Japan.

I edited scenes I shot of a chef at the company making sponge cakes into footage I shot of a wedding in Kobe.
Making the connection between the chefs expertly making the cakes and the excitement of the wedding day.

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How to enjoy the Japanese diner “Saizeriya”

Kenji Harada — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:20:34 +0000

Delicious and priced reasonably! Saizeriya is a Japanese chain of family-style Italian restaurants.

In 1967, Saizeriya was established the first local store with a total no. of 36 seats in Japan. Nowadays, Saizeriya has grown to 929 stores in Japan and 130 local stores in different countries around the world includes Australia, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan, Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore.

How to Eat Sushi: You’ve Been Doing it Wrong

Kenji Harada — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:42:46 +0000

The dos and don’ts of eating sushi, as taught by Tokyo’s Naomichi Yasuda.
Find out more : http://munchies.vice.com/videos/how-to-eat-sushi-with-naomichi-yasuda