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  • Open up, Cacao! #5 Roasted Cacao
    2018.02.10 update

    Open up, Cacao! #5 Roasted Cacao

    This is truly "edible cacao," made simply by roasting cacao beans. It offers a different experience from the chocolate you usually eat, with a nutty texture that lets you enjoy the flavor of cacao. You can shell them yourself or crush them and use them in

  • Open up, Cacao! #4 Cacao Pairing
    2018.02.07 update

    Open up, Cacao! #4 Cacao Pairing

    Actually, sake also pairs well with chocolate. In particular, kijoshu, which is brewed with sake instead of water to create a rich sweetness, is an exceptional match! So this time, we paired kijoshu from Nanbu Shuzo, the brewery that produces the famous F

  • Open up, Cacao! #3 Cacao Nibs
    2018.02.04 update

    Open up, Cacao! #3 Cacao Nibs

    Cacao nibs, which are gaining attention as a superfood, are actually the endosperm of the cacao bean. While they are generally seen as small granules, they are made by removing the skin from roasted cacao beans and crushing the endosperm into chips. Their

  • Sake from a country where rice thrives
    2018.02.03 update

    Sake from a country where rice thrives

    Now that you mention it, rice is a plant. Let's try drinking sake made from rice, keeping that in mind once again. Rice is already considered a soul food of Japan. I think the power of traditional Japanese sake that is born from it is also due to the rich

  • Open up, Cacao! #2 Cacao meets Okinawa.
    2018.02.01 update

    Open up, Cacao! #2 Cacao meets Okinawa.

    "Bean to Bar" is a chocolate-making approach where the entire process, from sourcing the cocoa beans to roasting, grinding, and finishing the chocolate, is carried out in-house. Its appeal lies in the fact that it's practiced not only by chocolatiers but

  • Open up, Cacao! #1 No part of the cacao goes to waste.
    2018.01.29 update

    Open up, Cacao! #1 No part of the cacao goes to waste.

    Cacao, the raw material for chocolate, is a fruit that grows in tropical and subtropical climates. Isn't it a little surprising that cacao is a fruit? The cacao fruit, which grows directly from the trunk, has a rather unusual appearance. Inside, there is

  • Six ways to enjoy botanical gin
    2018.01.23 update

    Six ways to enjoy botanical gin

    Gin is a distilled spirit made from barley, rye, and potatoes, flavored with botanicals. While juniper berries (the origin of the word "gin"), angelica root (known as the "angel's herb"), and coriander seeds are some of the most common botanicals, the var

  • MI Seasonal Calendar #1: Flowers
    2018.01.02 update

    MI Seasonal Calendar #1: Flowers

    Here's an Isetan-style way to easily enjoy the richness of the old lunar calendar. For example, in the Tohoku region, while "Matsunouchi" refers to the period from New Year's Day to the 7th, when pine decorations are displayed, the period from January 15t

  • Happy Unbirthday! 2018 begins with a happy daily food feature!
    2017.12.31 update

    Happy Unbirthday! 2018 begins with a happy daily food feature!

    Lewis Carroll, in his masterpiece *Through the Looking-Glass*, left us with the unique phrase, "unbirthday gift." If we were to interpret this in the Isetan style, it would be the small, nameless joys of everyday life. For example, freshly baked bread in

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2026.09.30 update

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