Last week, we explored the tiny universe of traditional Japanese potato salad. I hope you all enjoyed it! If you haven’t tried making it with German potatoes yet, please give it a go—the silky, elegant texture is something you truly have to experience in your own kitchen. This...
Hi everyone, Coco here. There’s a concept in Japanese home cooking called Ichiju-Sansai (一汁三菜), which literally means "one soup, three dishes." It’s the traditional layout of a meal: a bowl of rice and hot miso soup, paired with one main protein and two small vegetable...
The Story by Coco & The Recipe & Kitchen Notes by Kiki Hi, I’m Coco. If you’re reading this, you probably already love Japanese food. Sushi, ramen, tempura—Japan has so many incredible dishes that the world has come to love. But now that you’ve found us...
I need to make a small confession: when it comes to rice, I am incredibly particular. I was born and raised in Niigata—a region in Japan universally celebrated as the ultimate "rice country." Growing up surrounded by endless, golden paddy fields and eating some of the most...
The Story by Coco The Recipe & Kitchen Notes by Kiki On a crisp Winter night in Berlin last year, I was heading to a year-end Bonenkai (potluck party) with my local crew. Kiki was on dessert duty, and she had promised a "rich, decadent chocolate cake."...
The Story by Coco The Recipe & Kitchen Notes by Kiki (With support from each other, always) I have to tell you, Kiki is low-key hilarious. Whenever she creates a flawless new recipe, she sneaks up to me with this massive, unstoppable grin and proudly declares, "I just...
