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I grew up in Japan when I was a kid, and have vivid memories of bowls of ramen and soba noodles stacked high in bowls …
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Gwen Muranaka’s weekly cartoon “Noodles” appears in The Japan Times, and occasionally in The Rafu Shimpo. The cartoons feature a Japanese American woman and her dog, presenting …
Common Grains is a Japanese food and culture project that started in my home kitchen a couple of years ago, and until this year, it …
“Noodle dishes are very popular, as they make a delicious and filling simple meal. It’s all right to make slurping noises while eating them—the extra …
I made some soba for dinner today. Soba is a Japanese noodle made with buckwheat flour. My memory of soba noodles is having them with …
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Gwen Muranaka’s weekly cartoon “Noodles” appears in The Japan Times, and occasionally in The Rafu Shimpo. The cartoons feature a Japanese American woman and her …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "The Secret Origin of Instant Noodles" Check back every weekend …
Call it what you want; its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Takeshi Murakami romantically named it Foo Foo Tei (風風亭) “The Wind Pavilion.” The Zip Code …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal exposes the truth behind cup noodles. Check back every …
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