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Ippuku-the Japanese art of taking breaks in small doses

I decided to start a personal project about making traditional Japanese sweets, what I ended up discovering was medicine for the mind. I’m now a year and a bit into a experimentation of creating and posting about traditional Japanese wagashi sweets. What started as a casual posting of my kitchen…

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Ippuku-the Japanese art of taking breaks in small doses
Ippuku-the Japanese art of taking breaks in small doses

Jan 4, 2021

Otōsō: A Japanese herbal saké is the perfect drink to start 2021

In Japan on the first few days of the year, a ceremonial herb steeped saké called 御屠蘇 otōsō (also referred to as tōsō), a traditional medicinal drink, is served to the family and friends who have gathered on the morning of the new…

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Otōsō: A Japanese new year herbal saké is the perfect drink to start 2021
Otōsō: A Japanese new year herbal saké is the perfect drink to start 2021

Nov 18, 2020

Amazaké -the Japanese, antioxident-rich, multivitamin booster to make this winter

Make this variation of a traditional Japanese drink, rich in vitamins and amino acids to maximize its health benefits. A quick search on the internet for 甘酒 amazaké, a fermented sweet, creamy rice drink will bring up a myriad of health claims from brighter skin (from the kojic acid) to…

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Amazaké, the Japanese antioxident-rich multivitamin boost you need this winter.
Amazaké, the Japanese antioxident-rich multivitamin boost you need this winter.
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Sen Sakamoto

Japanese Canadian Nisei researching traditional recipes for the the curious and inquisitive.

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