I FIRST FELL IN LOVE with the puckery-tart flavor of ume plums at the sushi bar. Frugality led me to it: A vegetarian roll made with salty plum paste and grassy shiso leaves was a very pleasant way to ...

After spotting her post on instagram, we invited Sonoko Sakai, food writer and cooking instructor to join us this week for a discussion on umeboshi. Sonoko grew up in Japan where every June she would ...

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We’ve all heard the hubbub over Chicago-style hot dogs, deep-dish pizza, and Italian beef sandwiches. But to those of us who prefer food sans animal products, Chicago may at first appear to be lacking ...

Soak scallops in cold water for 20 minutes. Strain, and pat dry. Remove pits from umeboshi, and mince into a paste. Combine umeboshi with olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl. Heat grapeseed ...

I’ve been addicted to umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums) since I was a kid who didn’t like much else, but I never thought to make my own until the pandemic-instigated lockdown. By the time I took my ...

Sonoko Sakai is a food writer, author and cooking instructor based in Los Angeles. She grew up in Kamakura, Tokyo, where every June she made umeboshi (pickled plums) with her grandmother. Umeboshi is ...

When I was growing up in Tokyo in the ‘60s, we had bento day at school once a week. This meant Mother had to get up early and fix lunch for her five children. We were proud of her bento, which might ...

NEW YORK, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05356591 According to our market research analysts, this market will grow ...