Welcome back to part 3 of this Japanese vegetarian food series! We're more than half way there. In part 1, I go over some of the philosophies and ideas behind shojin ryori (Japanese Buddhist monk food). Then in part 2 I go … [Read more...]
In part 1 of this series, I gave you an introduction to Shojin ryori (aka Japanese Buddhist monk food). We went over how it was all vegetarian / vegan, some of the philosophy behind it, and then talked about the other … [Read more...]
There are lots of misconceptions when it comes to medicine and the human body -- after all, even with all we know about medicine, we're still discovering how the human body works. It's no surprise then that people still … [Read more...]
It's really tough being a vegetarian in Japan. That being said, I'm not a vegetarian around 25% of the time (BACON), so I can't really speak from experience, but it's so obvious. Unless you're willing to eat fish, being a … [Read more...]
While visiting Japan, and especially after returning from my visit to Japan, I've been asked countless times, "What's your favorite Japanese food?" Before my visit to Japan, I'd always respond with something like, "I … [Read more...]
For years, I've thought that most American foods had more or less caught on across the world; after all, if McDonald's and KFC are in nearly every country in the world, what else could there be? Turns out that there's a … [Read more...]