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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese: Preparing instant noodles

Ever since I started working from home about a month ago, instant noodles have become my go-to for a quick bite. Usually, quick ramen would just be a weekend snack, but these days it has helped remove some of the stress on cooking during the pandemic.
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Why Japanese and foreigners are in hurry for curry

Most of my foreign friends tell me they didn’t know how much Japanese love curry until they came to Japan. Well, not only do we love it, but we actually have a very deep-rooted curry culture.
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To slurp or not to slurp when eating in Japan

Japan is a country which has many unique cultures within it, and slurping is one of the most unusual characteristics! This can be a huge surprise when you come across it for the first time as it often is considered as a bad behavior at meal in many other countries
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6 Japanese side dishes that go well with drinks

Ever since “washoku,” or traditional Japanese food, was designated an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2013, popular dishes and liquors like sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, sake, shochu and awamori — have been garnering a lot of international attention.
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Sailor in love with Japan's Coco Curry

The other day my wife, son and I went to one of the most famous curry establishments in Yokosuka, perhaps this hemisphere: CoCo's Ichibanya. CoCo’s Ichibanya is the best curry restaurant in this dimension, or any other. Needless to say, I am never disappointed when I dine there.
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Tasting Tsugaru: Where tradition and innovation coincide

The roads that wind through the lush landscape of the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture are lined with rice paddies and orderly groves of fruit trees.
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10 Popular Snacks at Japan’s 7-Eleven Convenience Stores!

Japan’s convenience stores are amazing in many ways and as you travel, you’ll find yourself stopping by on more than one occasion.
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My Faves: 5 Instant Noodles you have to try in Japan

Ever since I started working from home about a month ago, instant noodles have become my go-to for a quick bite.
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Cheap, tasty food at Japan’s 7-Eleven

Here are are recommendations for a Western fusion dinner, a Japanese traditional-style dinner, and three dessert options.
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Try out 30-Minute Egyptian Koshary Bowls recipes

What is Koshary you ask? It’s Egypt’s national dish. It’s Egyptian street food. It’s Egyptian comfort food.
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VIDEO| A quick peek at Japanese convenience stores

Located throughout Japan, convenience stores sell virtually everything you need in daily life.
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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese lesson: Fall food time!

Summer is almost coming to an end, but there is no need feel sad! Tons of fun stuff is coming up in the fall like some great food.
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Minatoan: Tasty homemade soba noodle near Yokosuka

At Minatoan, a popular soba noodle shop in Yokohama, don’t expect to find the standard grey noodles you’ll find at any other soba shop around Japan.
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How to make your own tasty Japanese tempura

Tempura used to be a dish that required great skill and experience.
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8 rules, customs foreigners should follow in Japanese restaurants

Since Japan is home to some of the richest, tastiest, most unique dishes in the world, eating out over here can be an amazing experience.
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VIDEO| Miss CoCo’s curry? We try the copy at-home recipe to see if it lives up to the hype

The pandemic may have ruined the fun of dining at CoCo’s restaurants, but there’s no need to be disappointed. Try your hand at making CoCo’s curry on your own.