KojiTeria-Information about Fermentation in Japan

Miso is normally used for a Japanese-style soup, but it can be used for a western-style rich and creamy soup, too. It’s a simple dish good for a cold night. #miso #misosoup #shiromiso #misochowder #fermentation #japanesefermentedfood

Restaurant Kabi @ Meguro, Tokyo 【Kabi】#restaurantkabi is a restaurant in my neighborhood, and as a fermentation enthusiast, I’ve been intrigued by the name of the restaurant 【Kabi】 (meaning mold, fungus). The restaurant, housed In a renovated old Japanese house, has sophisticated atmosphere, so initially I was a bit daunted when I walked in, but the friendly staff immediately made me feel at home. Kabi serves only a seasonal menu. They use ingredients normally used in Japanese food but as they claim “we’re not a Japanese restaurant”, their dishes are certainly not typical Japanese cuisine. What especially attracted my attention was a drink, for which they smoked long pepper and put that flavor onto a glass. The smoky pepper flavor further enhanced the sweet taste of the drink. If you’d like to explore a new style of Japanese cuisine and innovative menus incorporating fermentation, Kabi is a must. It was a great treat for my eyes and palate, to say the least. https://kabi.tokyo/ #restaurantkabi #ferment #restaurant #japanesecuisine #seasonalmenu #treat #lunch #innovativemenu

Are you a coffee lover? And want to enjoy lunch with Sake kasu?(Sake kasu or sake lees is a kind of byproduct of Sake brewing process) If so, this is a must-visit place in Saku, Nagano. Edit Coffee Roastery is a small cafe, but serves authentic coffees and tasty lunch, soup and pain de Campagne paste using Sake kasu sourced from a local Sake brewery. At a quick glance, Saku seems to be a sleepy local town, but it’s a place full of hidden gems. If you’re tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, you should definitely pay a visit. Access: Tokyo-Sakudaira (1h20min by Shinkansen) Sakudaira-Usuda(nearest station, 20min. by local train)

This was surprisingly good! My husband likes tiramisu but he finds the one we can get in Japan doesn’t have enough alcohol in it. So what we did was take a bottle of cold sake out of our fridge and just pour it over a bit on it. Wow, I definitely think it is the ‘mariage’ of mascarpone and sake ( both are fermented) that give this great taste. Give it a try when you’ve got a chance😊 #koji #sake #saké #tiramisu #fermentation #fermentedfoods

Presenting my favorite fermented food shop, Sennen Kojiya in Azabujuban, Tokyo. Amazake you can get here is named ‘Amasake’ and are produced by Hakkaisan, the brewery of saké. They use the same rice polished at 60% used to make sake for amazake making so the taste is very clear and it is my favorite one. I can drink this every day. In fact, they were recently successful in obtaining functional food product designation. Here is the copy of their website. ———— Certified product functions: ・The HJ1 strain of koji-kin fosters a healthier intestinal environment and improves bowel movements ・Koji-derived glucocerebroside helps maintain healthy skin moisture levels ——————- https://www.hakkaisan.co.jp/100th/en/amasake/ If you want to purchase quality fermented food in Tokyo, this is one of the shops that we recommend! Enjoy shopping! #amazake #amasake #hakko #fermentedfoods #koji #fermentation #shiokoji #sennenkojiya