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Japan Eats!

What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you ... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 174: What To Drink With Sushi

Episode 174: What To Drink With Sushi

Our guests are Joshua Foulquier, co-owner of Sushi Noz, and Joshua Copeland, beverage director and general manager. Sush... Read more

22 Oct 2019

58mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 59: Teaching the Subtleties of Japanese Cuisine

Episode 59: Teaching the Subtleties of Japanese Cuisine

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Hiroko Shimbo, an authority on Japanese cuisine who has earn... Read more

10 Oct 2016

51mins

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Episode 89: What is Iekei Ramen?

Episode 89: What is Iekei Ramen?

On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko is joined in studio by Jimmy Matsushima of E.A.K. Ramen. Jimmy talks ... Read more

10 Jul 2017

48mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 135: Koji: The Mother of Japanese Fermentation

Episode 135: Koji: The Mother of Japanese Fermentation

Koji is becoming a culinary keyword lately, and our guest Jeremy Umansky is one of the most knowledgeable and experience... Read more

23 Oct 2018

56mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 131: Everything Dashi

Episode 131: Everything Dashi

This is the 6th episode with Elizabeth Andoh, who already joined us 5 times on Episodes 18, 61, 83, 99 and 108! As alwa... Read more

24 Sep 2018

52mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 150: Mastering Sushi and Kaiseki in Japan

Episode 150: Mastering Sushi and Kaiseki in Japan

Our guest is Derek Wilcox who studied Kaiseki cuisine at the 3 michelin-starred restaurant Kikunoi in Kyoto, and Edomae ... Read more

18 Mar 2019

57mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 179: Japanese Home Cooking by Sonoko Sakai

Episode 179: Japanese Home Cooking by Sonoko Sakai

Our guest is Sonoko Sakai who is a cooking teacher, noodle maker, food writer and grain activist based in Los Angeles an... Read more

16 Dec 2019

50mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 61: One Thing, Entirely Eaten

Episode 61: One Thing, Entirely Eaten

Elizabeth Andoh was born and raised in America and is not ethnically Japanese, but Japan has been her home for more than... Read more

24 Oct 2016

45mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 51: What is Tea Ceremony?

Episode 51: What is Tea Ceremony?

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Japanese tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kitazawa ... Read more

25 Jul 2016

47mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 50: A Ramen Legend from Japan

Episode 50: A Ramen Legend from Japan

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Chef Shigetoshi Nakamura, who recently debuted h... Read more

18 Jul 2016

56mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 90: Japanese School Lunch

Episode 90: Japanese School Lunch

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Atsuko Quirk, a documentary filmmaker and environmental acti... Read more

17 Jul 2017

45mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 9: What is Japanese Curry?

Episode 9: What is Japanese Curry?

This week on Japan Eats host Akiko Katayama interviews the president of Go!Go! Curry Tomoko Omori, for a discussion all ... Read more

6 Jul 2015

42mins

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Episode 35: Dedicated to Fish

Episode 35: Dedicated to Fish

On this week’s episode of Japan Eats, Akiko is joined in the studio by Yuji Haraguchi, owner of the restaurants Okonomi ... Read more

7 Mar 2016

43mins

Ranked #14

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What Makes Japanese Cuisine Unique?

What Makes Japanese Cuisine Unique?

Our guest is Massud Ghaussy who has a Japanese food and restaurant blog on instagram under TokyoManhattan. His posts not... Read more

2 Mar 2020

51mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 163: Born to Preserve the Koji Culture

Episode 163: Born to Preserve the Koji Culture

Our guest today is Koichi Higuchi of Higuchi Matsunosuke Shoten in Osaka, Japan. His business is to provide koji starte... Read more

8 Jul 2019

57mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 97: Japanese Whisky: Balance & Harmony

Episode 97: Japanese Whisky: Balance & Harmony

On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in studio by Shinji Fukuyo, Whisky expert and chie... Read more

2 Oct 2017

44mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 94: The Japanese Pantry

Episode 94: The Japanese Pantry

On the season premiere of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Chris Bonomo, a passionate home c... Read more

11 Sep 2017

51mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 19: Cooking On a Farm in Japan

Episode 19: Cooking On a Farm in Japan

This week on _ Japan Eats _, host Akiko Katayama is in studio with author, cook, and farmer, Nancy Singleton Hachisu.  L... Read more

26 Oct 2015

44mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 160: What I Learned Visiting Shochu Distilleries

Episode 160: What I Learned Visiting Shochu Distilleries

Our guest is Jamie Graves, the Japanese Portfolio Manager at Skurnik Wines, which is a leading wine and spirits importer... Read more

18 Jun 2019

57mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 180: Unique Kitchen Tools of Japan

Episode 180: Unique Kitchen Tools of Japan

Our first guest of 2020 is Elizabeth Andoh, who has joined us seven times on Episodes 18, 61, 83, 99, 108, 131, 156 and ... Read more

14 Jan 2020

52mins

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