Mochi mugi barley is a superfood with high fiber content and nutty flavors. Cook with white or brown rice to get the wonderful nutrients into your diet. Mochi Mugi (もち麦), or Japanese pearl barley, is a healthy mix-in to regular rice. It contains four times the amount of fiber in brown rice and 25 times […]
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Sake lees, or sake kasu, is a by-product of Japanese sake production. It’s a versatile ingredient rich in nutrients and has various culinary and cosmetic uses. Sake lees or Sake Kasu (酒粕) is the filtered residue from sake production. It’s a dense cream-colored paste used in marinades, drinks, soups, tsukemono, desserts, and cosmetics. It’s most often used […]
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Popular Japanese hotcake mix
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Rice paper is translucent edible “paper” consisting of white rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, and water. It’s used to make various rolls in Vietnamese cuisine. Rice paper, Bánh tráng, bánh đa nem, rice crepes, rice wafers, or nem wrappers are edible sheets used in Vietnamese spring rolls and various dishes. It’s made of steamed and […]
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Kiri Mochi is a dried and precut Japanese rice cake mainly consumed during the Japanese New Year. Affordable and shelf-stable, this delicious snack is the next best thing to the fresh kind. Kiri mochi (切り餅) refers to dried and packaged mochi rice cakes. It’s available in convenient individual packages. Drying it makes it shelf-stable for […]
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Potato starch, or katakuriko, is a gluten-free, neutral-tasting flour made from potatoes. The fine powdery flour is used as a batter for fried foods, as a coating, to make noodles, and to add thickness to soups and stir-fries. Potato starch, or katakuriko (片栗粉), is a starch flour made from potatoes. What Is Potato Starch Potato […]
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Japanese sweet rice, glutinous rice, or mochi rice, is the second most common variety of Japanese short-grain rice. It is stickier than regular Japanese rice and is pounded into mochi rice cakes, made into sweets, or cooked with beans for sekihan. Japanese sweet rice, glutinous rice, or mochi rice (mochi gome もち米) is a short-grain […]
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Tempura batter mix is a low-gluten flour mixture for delicate and crispy tempura without fail. Use it as a coating for veggies, seafood, and meats. Tempura batter mix (天ぷら粉) is a convenient flour mixture for tempura. It contains cake flour, starch, baking powder, egg powder, and an emulsifier. Use it as a batter to deep-fry […]
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