Monthly Archives: August 2016
Japanese Kitchen Knives for King of Sushi
August 20, 2016 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Tuna, called “Maguro” in Japanese, is the king in Sushi. Of course there are different type in Tuna tribe, and one the tastier and popular is a bluefin tuna or “Kuromaguro”. An adult fish of Kuromaguro normally grows up more than three meter long and 400 kg in weight, that is the biggest tuna in the sea around Japan. …
The world of Japanese culture, Kaiseki Cuisine
August 11, 2016 Japanese Cuisine
You know, there are said just two sophisticated cuisines in the world — one is the “Kaiseki” in Japan and the other is the French Haute cuisine. Now the Japanese cuisine is served as the highest and best grade dishes for banquet in the White House in the United States. Among them, the “Kaiseki” is well known …
Honyaki and Kasumi Knives — Two basic categories of Japanese wa-bocho
August 4, 2016 Knife StructureSteel Qualities
One of our customers gave us a question, ” I am looking for non stainless, that is a full carbon knife. Is the honkasumi gyuto made of a mono steel or clad knife and what is the hardness of the steel?” That is a good question, because there are two basic categories of traditional Japanese knives, …
