Wasabi is marvelous. Not only does it accompany sushi and sashimi brilliantly, but it could soon be saving the deaf from fires thanks to a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through the strong scent of wasabi instead of sound.
This alarm will work by spraying canned wasabi extract into […]
A survey in Japan from Goo Ranking asked men and women what things they would be most prepared to stand in a lengthly queue for. Top of the list for the chaps and second for the ladies (just behind a theme park attraction) was a ramen shop.
I’m not such a huge fan of ramen as […]
To promote his new book Super Sushi Chef Ken Kawasumi has attempted to recreate one of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflower paintings using only raw fish.
It’s not a bad effort all things considered but when compared with the original painting he was most likely attempting to create the fish version of, you can see there’s still […]
Judging from the disembodied head on the box, these biscuits are aimed at children. The box also claims that the biscuits are “tasty and will make you stronger” which all sounds very promising.
The biscuits themselves are not bad and quite similar to the traditional custard cream, except a lot smaller. They have the added benefit […]
Sunday evenings are typically quite unproductive for me, but I decided to give Channel 4’s irritatingly predictable Wife Swap a miss in favour of a trip into Clerkenwell to Life Japanese restaurant.
Life has an interesting setup with a restaurant on the ground floor and a shop (selling books, strange toys and what not) and […]