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Chicken Tonyu Nabe Contains Chicken | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free   Light and creamy, sweet and delicate. No wonder tonyu nabe is a go-to hotpot dish in Japan for the wintry days! Made from soy beans with high volumes of isoflavin that aid in prevention of heart diseases and osteoporosis, the soy milk adds both […]

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Souperchef Special | Barramundi Miso Arajiru (Fish* | Contains Gluten | Egg-Free | Dairy-Free) (*May contain fine fish bones)   A bowl of miso soup is one of the simplest and most comforting things to eat. It is a staple of the Japanese diet. Made from fermented soybeans, there are many well documented health benefits of miso. […]

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Japanese Vegan Sweet Potato Curry (Vegan | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free | Spicy) Comfort food means different things for different people. For some, it’s a big bowl of noodles. For others, it’s ice cream with chocolate sauce. I asked Junko-san, the lead host for our trip to Japan, what her comfort food is, what she […]

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CNY 2018 Souperchef Special | Barramundi Miso Arajiru (Fish | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free | Egg-Free) A bowl of miso soup is one of the simplest and most comforting things to eat. It is a staple of the Japanese diet that’s easy to find. At its most simple, miso soup is just dashi and miso. I have […]

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SouperChef Special | Seafood Miso Chowder Seafood* | Contains Dairy | Gluten-Free) May contain fine bones When it comes to Kiwi cooking, you can be sure what’s on your plate is a product of pristine fresh produce, vibrant colours and flavours, cosmopolitan influences and a buoyant spirit! I had the opportunity to taste some lovely fresh […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Kiritanpo Mushroom Nabe (Vegan/Contains Gluten/Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/No Garlic & Onion) One of my greatest takeaways from this trip to Japan has to be learning how to make the kiritanpo from the inspirational […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Edamame “Tofu” With Chicken Miso (Chicken/Contains Gluten/Contains Egg/Dairy-Free) I took a double take when I heard we were going to visit the dadachamame farm in Yamagata Prefecture. Dada what? So dadachamame […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Beef With Imoni (Taro Balls) Nabe (Beef/Contains Gluten/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free) As a chef, one of my greatest indulgences is reading cookbooks at the dining table! There is just something luxuriating about thumbing through […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchefanna Message : Taste Japan Round 3 During my first trip to Tohoku region last year, I must confess, I was filled with a lot of apprehension. I was unduly concerned about stepping into […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchefanna Message : Taste Japan Round 2 Going back to Chubu region is like reuniting with an old friend. There is familiar comfort in the old ways, and pleasant surprises in the new. Chubu […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Kenchinjiru (Japanese Zen Vegetable Nabe) (Vegan/Contains Gluten/Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/No Garlic/No Onion) Located deep within the mountains, Eiheiji temple is an active monastery with about 200 monks observing strict Zen practices like zazen meditation […]

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Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Guizoni X Jibuni Kanazawa Style (Chicken/Contains Gluten/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free) Other than the crab miso cheese with pasta we thoroughly enjoyed at Izakaya Itaru Honten in Kanazawa, Jibuni was the other dish that stood […]

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