50 years ago today, we arrived in Sydney…
We first arrived in Sydney on August 6, 1968. My father had already arrived a few months prior. He was posted in Sydney as a company representative for a Japanese trading company. He picked us up at the airport and…
Eating out in Ginza: the old and the new
Ginza is a must go place now in Tokyo for shopping and eating: you can shop for the new, but eat in the old. Ginza has lots of what Japanese call “shinise”, old established eateries that are institutions, and thanks…
Review of Doco ‘My Japanese Diet’
‘My Japanese Diet’ about Australian Craig Anderson’s weight loss journey in Japan is uplifting. By the end of this documentary which aired on SBS TV on 6th April, 2017, Craig loses 25kg and as a result, severely reduces the health risks…
How to Julienne (Sengiri), Japanese style
繊切り Sengiri is the Japanese word meaning to Julienne. The kanji character 繊 (sen) means fine or fibre; 切り(kiri) means to cut. So sengiri refers to julienned fibres that is about 1-2mm thick. A finer version of sengiri is 針切りHarigiri…
No more Kei’s Kitchen markets….after 14 years
On April 3rd, 2016, the very last Good Living Growers Market at Pyrmont was held, 18 years after the very first one. Kei and I first opened our Kei’s Kitchen stall selling hand made Japanese sauces and dressings in 2002,…
