Articles

  • Beautiful Balance

    “Whether it’s Japanese rice vinegar, Singaporean sambal belachan, or Thai sweet chili sauce, I enjoy experimenting with Asian flavours and Western cooking techniques. My passion in fusion dishes bloss...

  • Eat Your Heart Out in Hamamatsu

    With so much good food available, it’s hard to decide where to eat. Here are some of our top picks....

  • Memories of Hamamatsu

    Before you leave Hamamatsu, get your hands on some of these treasures....

  • Moulding, a Food Culture

    Used to transform starches into sugar to produce sake, as well as ferment soybeans to make seasonings like shoyu and miso, it’s hard to imagine what Japanese cuisine would look like without koji. A...

  • Love me Tendon

    Tempura is one of the most popular Japanese foods around the world, but did you know it actually has Portuguese origins? In the late 16th century, Portuguese missionaries and merchants residing in Nag...

  • Flavour Your Meats With Teriyaki S...

    ABC Cooking Studio, which opened in Singapore in 2015, specialises in teaching people how to prepare Japanese cuisine. In this issue, we find out how to prepare teriyaki sauce. “Commonly used in Ja...

  • Reinventing The Sweet

    More than just a sweet treat, this Japanese company has revived an age-old candy by transforming it into a mode of communication. Kumiame (assembled candy) is a traditional Japanese sweet with a hi...

  • Hello, Koto!

    There’s something quite remarkable about Koto City. One of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Koto City is the result of a merger between Fukagawa and Joto Wards in March 1947. Over the years, the city ha...

  • Take Me Home

  • Chef Gunther Hubrechsen / Uni-vers...

    “About 70 percent of the ingredients I use in my restaurant are sourced from Japan. Although I employ French cooking techniques and my cuisine is decidedly French, it’s no secret that I am a big fan o...

  • Have A Bite!

  • A Tale As Old As Time

    When in Koto City, it would be inconceivable to miss out on these historical sights. ...