If you’re considering a trip to Japan at some point, there’s a good chance you might be tempted to buy a knife or two. Japanese cooking knives are legendary, and for many professional chefs around the ...

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When I cleared out my mother’s apartment after she moved to an assisted living home a few years ago, I scavenged a few things from her kitchen: the palm-sized rock from the shores of the Indian Ocean ...

This is how to make sushi vinegar. A recipe I used to use in a restaurant. Recipe: 800ml Rice Vinegar 300g Brown Sugar 150g Salt 7g Kombu(dried kelp) Heat and mix all together. Do not bring to boil.

Wa Gyuto. Must be a steakhouse, he thinks. With lots of wagyu to eat. But the name actually refers to a Japanese chef’s knife with a traditionally slim handle, something that is close to the heart – ...

Venerable Thupten Donyo has been a Buddhist monk for more than half a century. Like tens of thousands of other Tibetans, he was born in exile. He’s spent years living in a temple in the Himalayas ...

Still searching for the perfect Japanese blade? You can cut it out now. As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s high time that our kitchen utensils lived up to our ...

Ultra-sharp and precise, the best Japanese knives are known for their premium craftsmanship. Compared to their Western or German-style counterparts, Japanese blades are lighter, thinner and harder, ...

"It's an art, not just a knife," prop master Laura Roeper says of the Japanese steel blades she sourced for the show If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our ...