Let me introduce you this strange fruit coming from the mountains of Tohoku, the Northern part of Honshu island : Akebi. Akebi is amazingly purple, it really looks like and alien fruit. When you open it, the flesh is sweet and milky; you can eat it raw,...

It's always a shame for me to admit that one of my favorite meal in Japan is yaki-gyoza... because gyoza are not exactly from Japan. But this Chinese dumpling got insanely popular in Japan, and you can find them in any good ramen-shop. I like it so much...

Back to the real values. Thanks to Mister O. and his fabulous idea : a rillettes party. Rillettes is a French speciality made of long-baked meat (pork, duck or goose) in grease. We eat it on bread, with pickles. And it's delicious, especially when it's...