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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 | Crab Miso Cheese Chowder (Seafood/Contains Dairy/Contains Gluten/Egg-Free) At Izakaya Itaru Honten in Kanazawa, we were introduced to the locals’ favourite, crab miso cheese with pasta. It’s really not hard to see […]

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 Edition 1 As I was packing my luggage in preparation for my travel to Japan to gather inspirations, I found myself gravitating towards my old blog entries of […]