** Modern Creative Kaiseki at DEN傳, Tokyo JAPAN

Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa with Black Cod Rice!

GarDEN salad with 20+ vegetable variety

While listed on "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" for a few years already, DEN傳 also just received their second Michelin star in November 2017. Thanks to Cityfoodsters's recommendation, I finally get to try DEN in Tokyo! Unlike many other upscale restaurants, DEN gave me a really heart-warming feeling from when I first stepped into the restaurant. The meal at DEN is like omakase, all depends on the chef. Here, I got 8 courses and 2 desserts, and they are all really impressive and fun by owner and chef Zaiyu Hasegawa!

ESIAN BOX BY ESIAN MALL | REVIEW

Esian Snack Box by Esian Mall

$5 OFF DISCOUNT 

Esian Box is a snack box by Esian Mall, who is a monthly subscription box service that offers snacks, beauty products, and unique items for gamer, geek, anime, or movie fans. From this box, I got an umbrella with design of Harley Quinn (a fictional character from Batman) on it. Other than Japanese snack, there's also a South Korean instant noodle pack, some Chinese bean curd snacks and seaweed soup. I feel like this snack box is guiding me to try variety of things!

And how do they know if you are getting something you might like? Each snack box is customized based on the type of flavor and snack you prefer, as well as the type of entertainment you enjoy the most: comic, movie, anime, cartoon, Disney, etc...

Shoyu Ramen, Tori Paitan, & Karaage at Touhichi らぁ麺 とうひちKyoto, JAPAN

Shoyu Ramen

Karaage (Fried Chicken)

While browsing Google Map in Kyoto, I found a very high rated ramen shop far away from the city center. Before the shop opened for dinner, a line is already formed at shop front. Everything I ordered here are undoubtedly really good! Plus, I found one of the best karaage I've ever had!

The First Japanese Delicacy Poster Displaying 42 Specialties Across Japan | GIFT

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Japan Delicacy Poster is the first poster that illustrates Japanese delicacy & local specialties! This wall art consists of 42 distinctive local food and unique dishes across the land of Japan. This is a graphic project that I had been working on for weeks! 

SNACKOO (LOVE BOX) REVIEW

Snackoo Love Box 

Kobe Pudding

"Love Box" is consisted of Snackoo team's favorite snacks of the month, including lots of sample-sized snacks! Snackoo is a snack company based in Hayward (North California) who focuses to bring a wide selection of snacks from Asian countries. The most interesting snack in this box is the "Kobe Pudding," which is this adorable Japanese caramel custard pudding you see all the time! This is the first time I am having a non-refrigerated packaged pudding! ^ 0 ^

*Don't forget to get an extra $10 off at Snackoo.com at HERE!

The Sakura Snack Poster | GIFT

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The Japanese Snack Poster Sakura background is finally available again when it was sold out quickly right after it was released from last year!

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GIVEAWAY: Win this 11-in-1 Multi-Functional Cooker! [Ended on 8/4/2017]

GeefChef 11-in-1 Multi-Functional Electric Cooker:

MATCHA WELLNESS Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder | REVIEW

Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder (Ceremonial) & Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder (Superior Culinary) 

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As many of you already know, Matcha 抹茶 is Japanese green tea powder. It has so many health benefits and it is very easy to make at home. That's why I love Matcha a lot! I recently tried a brand called Matcha Wellness. I have both the Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder, Ceremonial type and Superior Culinary type. Let's see how they turn out! 

Hakata Ramen at Marufuku Ramen in San Francisco, Northern California

Hakata skinny ramen noodle, a style of ramen originated from the ward of Hakata, Fukuoka Province of Japan

Marufuku Ramen just opened 4 months ago, and it's been pretty popular since its grand opening inside San Francisco Japantown. They specialized in Hakata-style ramen, which is a Tonkotsu (pork bone soup) based ramen. Its noodle is rather skinny and whiter than the typical ramen noodles you see. Overall, this ramen spot is not bad if you want a slight taste of Japanese ramen. I would say they are trying to make it as authentic as they can with the ingredients available in the Bay Area. So if you are a Tonkotsu fan, don't forget to try out Marufuku! (See menu at the bottom of this post)

The Noodle Poster, Try These Noodle From Around the World | GIFT

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The Noodle Poster is a graphic that allows you to expand your love for noodles. If you love pasta, ramen, or pho, why not explore other delicious noodle dishes that will fulfill your craving with exciting flavors and texture. 

GIVEAWAY RESULT for Zojirushi 3-in-1 Japanese Griddle Set

A notification email is already sent to winners: Meer, Terry, and Susan! Congratulations on winning this amazing kitchen gadget! I am sure you will love using it for your family or even just making a delicious feast just for yourself! ^_^

Shoyu, Shio, and Spicy Ramen at Shiba Ramen, Oakland (Northern California) USA

Clear Dark aka Shoyu Ramen

Shiba Ramen opened their second location in Oakland Downtown. I am so glad they finally can serve their ramen at an actual restaurant now. They still have their original shop inside "Emeryville public market," which is a food court that really limits their potential to serve pipping hot ramen. Anyway, I tried three ramen at the new location: Spicy, Clear (Shio), and Clear Dark (aka Shoyu Ramen). Out of all, I highly recommend Clear Dark, which its soup shows the strongest depth in flavor.

BBQ Pork Fried Rice (チャーシュー チャーハン Chashu Chahan) + Video | RECIPE

BBQ Pork Fried Rice (チャーシュー チャーハン Chashu Chahan)  is a delicious Chinese dish that is also very popular in Japan. With the aroma of sesame seeds, minced garlic, and green onions (scallions), it brings a new life to your overnight cooked rice within 5-10 minutes of cooking time! BBQ Pork is a great choice in fried rice, but feel free to use ham, chicken, or shrimp. (Read TIPS below)

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TAMAGO Poster, an illustrated recipe guide for egg lovers | GIFT

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Eggs are delicious, healthy, and nutritious, that's why I eat eggs every single day. As a result of getting bored with scrambled and boiled eggs, I started making different types of Japanese egg dishes that I can finally enjoy!

GIVEAWAY: Win a super cool 3-in-1 Japanese Griddle Set! [Ended on 6/5/2017]

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KAMIKOTO 神箏 KANPEKI KNIFE SET REVIEW

Kanpeki Knife Set: a long slicing knife (top), a Nakiri vegetable knife(middle), and an utility knife.(bottom)

Nakiri Vegetable Knife, slicing onion

I am extremely excited to try out this beautiful Kanpeki Knife Set from Kamikoto 神箏 , who is a maker of knives with high-grade Japanese steel from the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The company Kamikoto is so confident in their knives that they even provide a limited warranty for lifetime for their customers.

Cutting ingredients is never my favorite thing to do, but I finally understand how a good knife can change so much in cooking. It just makes cutting so much easier and fun! I absolutely love these knives because they are designed in a way so that you can use them effortlessly and precisely. Let me show you what I did with these knives!

Teriyaki Chicken てり焼きチキン Simple Set Meal (Teishoku) + Video | RECIPE

Japanese Teishoku (set meals) can actually be homemade easily within an hour. Follow this simple Teriyaki Chicken set meal recipe to make a quick Japanese meal at home! Although this recipe uses skinless chicken, it is also desirable to use chicken thighs with skin and omit extra cooking oil. Feel free to use other vegetables like Napa Cabbage, Komatsuna (Japanese Mustard Spinach), or Tofu. Simply adding pickles as side dishes is a great option too!

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🥕 Ingredients List (Servings: 1-2)

J-LIST BOX (SNACK DX) APRIL 2017 REVIEW

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Sushi Omakase at Sasaki, San Francisco USA

Chefs Masaki Sasaki and Takanori Wada. Photograph by @foodbunker

Uni and Ikura over rice in a glass. Photograph by @foodbunker

Sasaki is one of the highest rated sushi restaurants in the Bay Area. Their ingredients have excellent quality and their courses are beautifully and creatively made. Not only I learn more about Japanese cooking and recipes, there are combinations of flavors and texture that I was surprised to try for the first time.  

J-LIST BOX (SNACK DX) MARCH 2017 REVIEW

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White Miso Salmon from Munchery Delivery (here's a $20 credit for your first try!)

White Miso Salmon

This is the first time I am trying Munchery because I saw one of their entree, "White Miso Salmon." I was just curious to try it out, never really expecting a delicious meal. BUT it turns out to be surprisingly great in terms of flavor, nutrition, and healthy food choices.

Food lovers living in the US! Don't forget to get a free $20 credit from me for your first Munchery meal!

NEKO BOX (JANUARY 2017) REVIEW

Neko Box, January 2017 Box 

Whenever I pass by a stationery shop, I just can't stop myself from going in and just look at all these cute stationery stuffs! That's why I am pretty excited when receiving Neko Box for the first time. (They also have home-ware items too, the theme and items are different every month) Let's see what we have for the 2017 January Neko Box! ^^ 

(Coupon code  RAMEN6  to get $6 off your first Neko Box order!)

RAMEN 100: Join Me to Challenge 100 Bowls of Ramen For This Year!

RAMEN 100 on the wall

Here's a fun Challenge for you! 

Let's see who can finish 100 bowls of ramen first!

Congratulations to Loren and Joel for Winning Round Trip Ticket to Japan!

Congratulations to Loren M. and Joel G.! I hope you will have tons of fun in Japan!

For many of you who participated in this exciting giveaway, Thank you for entering this giveaway! And of course, it's been a pleasure to work with Japanese Experience!

See result below.

Shoyu Ramen at Japanese Soba Noodles 蔦 Tsuta (the first Michelin starred ramen shop in the world), Tokyo JAPAN

Shoyu Ramen (used 3 kinds of soy sauce!) topped with chashu, menma, egg, scallions, and black truffle oil

Finally, I get to try the first Michelin starred ramen in the world! They used 3 types of soy sauce + black truffle sauce here. And to be honest, it's a bit salty for me. However, overall it's a great bowl with delicious chashu (pork slice), egg, menma (bamboo shoots), house-made ramen noodles, and chicken + seafood soup!