Fukui Lacquerware

Lacquerware is a beautiful way to present dishes. This gorgeous red lacquer bowl is from Shitsurindō. In Tōkyō the lovely Fukui antenna shop in Ginza sells this Shitsurindō bowl. This bowl feels silky soft and is big enough to use as a donburi rice bowl, but also for noodles, miso soup, or for snacks. As…

Ikura

Home cured ikura. Curing salmon roe at home is somewhat simple. The first step is to pull out the roe from the sac. Make a large bowl of cold 3% salt water. Gently pull out the roe from the sac. It’s surprisingly easy. Then rinse off the bloody part of the roe. It may take…