Ironically, yakitori wasn’t even on our radar for Kyoto. But I’m glad we ended up having some anyway, even though it was totally by accident.
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Comparing seven rice polishing ratios of the same sake
If only there was a Japanese brewery that made the exact same sake, the exact same way but changed only the seimaibuai for different bottles.
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Gion to Ginkakuji via the Philosopher’s Path
The 5.7-kilometre walk was quite an achievement for us, and easily one of the longest we’ve ever completed while on vacation.
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Elegant tofu kaiseki at Rengetsujaya in Higashiyama
Tofu may seem like a humble ingredient but centuries — no, millennia — of refinement in Kyoto has elevated it to a delicacy.
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The Korean eel BBQ at Pohang Seafood is jinjja mashiso
We’ve eaten many eels, prepared several ways in different countries. But we’ve never had them unmarinated and grilled as-is. That is, until a couple of months ago.
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Trip planning: Seoul, Redux feat. Train to Busan (Autumn 2024)
I blame Gong Yoo. Ever since we watched his iconic jombie movie, the idea of taking the KTX from Seoul to Busan was planted in our minds, growing steadily as time passed.
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Honest and hearty bistro fare at Stamford Brasserie
Three plump scallops came on a bed of cute little petite pois, coated with silky beurre monté and garnished with pea shoot tendrils and paper-thin, almost invisible, slices of fried pancetta.
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There’s no such thing as too much yuzu at Yuzugen Pontocho
Yuzu sake, yuzu daikon, yuzu kosho, yuzu gyoza, yuzu nabe, yuzu ramen. When you’re a yuzu addict, it’s never enough.
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Relaxing day trip to Uji from Kyoto
Uji feels like the kind of place that’s best enjoyed on a slower pace, and that’s exactly what we did. Here are the places we visited during the six hours that we were there.
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You can never have too much matcha in Uji
As they say in Japan: “When in Uji, drink matcha.” So we travelled to the mecca of matcha, to see if it was possible to overdose on the magical green powder.
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