01/10/2020 / Last updated : 05/10/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Natto Recipe: a Regular Natto Dish

Natto recipe. How to make a regular Natto dish called Negi Natto.

24/08/2020 / Last updated : 19/09/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai cooking

Six Reasons Why Washoku is Healthy

Six Reasons Why Washoku is Healthy. Washoku has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, for the following characteristics.
Diversity and freshness of ingredients, and respect for their inherent flavors.
An exceptionally well-balanced and healthy diet.
An expression of natural beauty and the changing seasons.
Close links with annual events.

One of them is being a well-balanced and healthy diet. In that case, what aspects of Washoku are well-balanced and healthy?

02/06/2020 / Last updated : 13/04/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

How to Make Natto From Rice Straw Sticks

Learn how to make natto from rice straws in the traditional Japanese homemade method.

26/12/2019 / Last updated : 28/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai cooking

Making Christmas Pudding for the First Time

I tried making Christmas pudding this year.

06/09/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya holistic life

The Biodynamic Food&Cookbook

The Biodynamic Food&Cookbook and Wendy E. Cook. Wendy studied macrobiotic cooking before practicing biodynamic cooking.
It is based on a holistic understanding of health and the environment, and it goes well with the Ikigai Diet.

01/09/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Fermented Spelt Wheat Berries and Spelt Flour Bread

How to make fermented spelt wheat berries. Fermented spelt wheat berries are the European version of fermented brown rice. I think the bacteria in spelt wheat are compatible with Europeans just like the brown rice bacteria are compatible with East Asians. Therefore you would get the similar health benefit from fermented spelt wheat berries as we get from fermented brown rice.

31/08/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

How to Make Pickled Kohlrabi

How to Make Pickled Kohlrabi. One vegetable I found that we don’t have in Japan in England is Kohlrabi, cabbage turnip. It tasted a bit like Japanese turnip, so I tried pickling it like we do with our turnip.

06/07/2019 / Last updated : 25/07/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Fermented Brown Rice Wheat and Barley Berries

I made fermented brown rice wheat and barley berries this time. I mixed brown rice, wheat berries, and barley berries. Then I pressure cooked them and fermented them in a jar rice cooker.

04/07/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Raw Vegan Natto Salad

Raw vegan natto salad is the ultimate superfood since it has broccoli, brown rice vinegar, perilla oil, and sesame seeds.

29/06/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Avocado Natto

Avocados match natto, fermented soybeans greatly. I put cucumbers and yellow bell peppers, as well and seasoned them with brown rice vinegar, perilla oil, salt, and a little mayonnaise. A superfood is combined with another superfood.