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Vegan Matcha Jelly with Shiratama and Sweet Azuki Bean Paste
A cool, vegan Japanese dessert/ How to properly use Kanten (agar-agar)
Aug 9 • Akino Ogata
Nothing but Somen in Summer
Effortless Ways to Upgrade Your Somen
Aug 2 • Akino Ogata

July 2026

Japanese Vegan Dashi
It's not just an alternative to classic dashi!
Jul 27 • Akino Ogata
How to Make Supermarket Unagi Taste Restaurant-Level
It’s Japan’s eel-eating day! Doyō no Ushi no Hi.
Jul 26 • Akino Ogata
Make Dashi at Home—and Taste What Umami Really Is
Dashi 101
Jul 23 • Akino Ogata
Your Effortless Japanese Summer Meal Plan!
When it’s too hot to cook!
Jul 20 • Akino Ogata
This Simple Japanese Trick Changes Summer Vegetables Forever
Discover "Shio-momi" technique
Jul 19 • Akino Ogata
What Japanese People Really Buy at the Supermarket
When My Body Chooses the Menu
Jul 12 • Akino Ogata
Zaru Soba 101
Japan’s Refreshing Summer Noodle Lesson
Jul 5 • Akino Ogata
Happy 4th of July from Japan!
Teriyaki Chicken Burger and Blueberry Kanten Jelly Balls
Jul 4 • Akino Ogata

June 2026

It’s Never Too Late — How Kitchen Princess Bamboo Began (Part 5/5)
My deeper mission: what I want Japanese cooking to do in the world.
Jun 28 • Akino Ogata
It’s Never Too Late — How Kitchen Princess Bamboo Began (Part 4/5)
Part 4: The Dream of a Cookbook Why it once felt impossible — and how I became the first cookbook author writing in English from Japan.
Jun 21 • Akino Ogata
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