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The World Digested
- Jan 11, 2020
- 8 min
Barcarolle for Baccalà
Venice, once the rich republic of seafaring traders, now trades in tourism. Instead of spices and silk from the Orient, she receives fridge
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The World Digested
- Feb 7, 2019
- 9 min
Dreaming the Dream of Icarus
But in the meantime, pray to George Carlin (and maybe Joe Pesci too just to make sure), and chant "Save the Planet": Save the t
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The World Digested
- Nov 24, 2018
- 8 min
Authentically Alien
Authenticity—that is what we strive for. It is about being genuine; it is about being true; and it is about being original. Don’t we all wis
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The World Digested
- Oct 16, 2018
- 7 min
Say Sayonara to Sushi
Gone with the wind and time—we say good bye to Tsukiji, to the sea, to edomae and to the fish. Forgotten and foregone is the art of nimono a
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The World Digested
- Aug 11, 2018
- 10 min
Estonia, a Country of Mean
There are 28 countries, soon to be 27, in the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, De...
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The World Digested
- May 8, 2018
- 16 min
Eating Taboo
Human beings are animals. Thus we get into cat fights and dog fights, and we sigh, blaming our misbehavior on our animal instincts. Neverthe
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The World Digested
- Apr 10, 2018
- 11 min
The Hot Sushi
Perhaps, the cruel wind that breathes down from Mount Hiei carries a cold that is made more physiologically chilling by its psychological as
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The World Digested
- Mar 28, 2018
- 13 min
The Fish Named Weak
Sardines – these unfortunate creatures – are so weak that they are even named as “weak fish” in Japanese (iwashi).
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The World Digested
- Mar 2, 2018
- 15 min
American Wagashi
"I observe how fast the people eat higashi," says Mr. Kita, as it was his gauge for the dryness of the customer's mouth, he ex
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The World Digested
- Jan 11, 2018
- 15 min
Kissaten du temps perdu
a café provides that sweet touch of human sympathy, a conviviality in the hubbub of activities, a sense of companionship and a feeling of be
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The World Digested
- Nov 19, 2017
- 14 min
The Thing That Moves Us
Culture is nothing but a web of ideas, shifting and changing. For, the human mind is simply too susceptible to inertia (so are the rest of t
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The World Digested
- Sep 7, 2017
- 6 min
Time Preserved in a Jar
ut a jar of jam is not just a jar of cooked fruit, is it? It is a magical mixture where nature meets art: made of only sugar and fruit, the
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The World Digested
- Aug 25, 2017
- 9 min
Breaking of the Bread
Yet one little bakery in Nara – just steps away from the deer, the people and the largest Buddha in the world – has decided to name their sh
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The World Digested
- Aug 11, 2017
- 6 min
The Ceremony of Coffee
Now, there is no argument that ceremony is dead: it is dead in Japan, it is dead in the U.K., and it is dead just about everywhere and anywh
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The World Digested
- Aug 5, 2017
- 5 min
Dear Mr. Potato Head
In the heart of quaint Ningyo-cho, one of the few districts in Tokyo which still wears Edo on its sleeve, or a shield against modernity, is
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