Japan

Food, wine, beer, spirits and tea from Japan.

Explore shushi and its rich history, cultural significance, diverse types, and key ingredients. Master the art of sushi preparation, presentation, and dining etiquette.

Savor the delightful fusion of Japanese miso and fresh vegetables with this easy-to-follow vegetable misozuke recipe. Immerse your taste buds in the umami-rich flavors of miso-fermented pickles while reaping the health benefits of this traditional Japanese pickling technique. 

Making a nuka bed requires patience and daily maintenance, but the resulting pickles are well worth the effort. The nuka bed is a pickling base of fermented rice bran.

Misozuke is a traditional Japanese pickling technique that involves fermenting vegetables, tofu, or even fish in a miso paste mixture. Miso is fermented soybean paste.
Nukazuke is a traditional Japanese pickling method that uses a fermented rice bran, or nuka, bed to pickle various vegetables and sometimes fish.