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    The World Digested
    • May 5, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Tragedy of the Common—Sense

    C’est la guerre. The long-dreaded World War III is finally here. The waiting is over. It is here and now, everywhere and against everyone...

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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
    • 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
    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 8 min

    Mont Blanc - Aiming for the Summit

    The origin of this famous gateau can be traced back to the Duchy of Savoy at the foot of the eponymous Mont Blanc, naturally, but the origin

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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 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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    The World Digested
    • Jun 22, 2017
    • 6 min

    "Shigaragi" - A Requiem for Lost Summer

    So, what has happened to “shigaragi?” We don’t know. What will then happen to “shigaragi?” We don’t know.

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    The World Digested
    • Jun 10, 2017
    • 3 min

    Tawanico - "mariage" of cake and coffee

    However, "mariages" between coffee and baked goods, now, that is accessible and available: arriving with the third wave, coffee ro

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    The World Digested
    • Jun 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    Wattz Muffin

    What is a muffin? Is it a single-serving poundcake? Or is it - God forbid - a cupcake without the gaudy frosting? Although belonging to the

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    The World Digested
    • May 29, 2017
    • 2 min

    ZiZi Bake

    Humble, homey, (relatively?) healthy - a carrot cake is deeply satisfying both to the heart and to the stomach. Even the mere thought of it

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    The World Digested
    • May 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    Sacche's Curry

    It has become the new custom in the ever growing "spice curry*" genre in Osaka to offer one (or two) staple curry(s) and one weekl

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    The World Digested
    • Apr 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    Jinbado's Yakimochi

    "Yaki-mochi" is a simple word: "yaki" means grilled or baked and "mochi" a sticky rice cake. It is a Japanese

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    The World Digested
    • Feb 13, 2016
    • 4 min

    Paris S’eveille: Limited palette, unlimited palate

    Tokyo is a restless kaleidoscope of colors red, blue, green, yellow, orange. The neon signs flashing, the fluorescent blazing, Tokyo is inun

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    The World Digested
    • Feb 7, 2016
    • 6 min

    The Infinity of Three

    At Gyokuseiya, there is no such problem. Everything is beautifully simple; and everything works around the number of 3. For the menu, you ha

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    The World Digested
    • Jan 16, 2016
    • 6 min

    The Elegance of Sanshuya

    We are insatiable, our appetite bottomless and our greed boundless. More, more and even more, we cry out. There are countless blogs, guidebo

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    The World Digested
    • Apr 30, 2013
    • 4 min

    An Art Called Sushi

    His nigiri are slender and streamlined. His sushi rice is salty and acidic, and even hard. Yes, the rice is finished with a tiny hard core -

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    Gourmand
    • Jun 19, 2011
    • 6 min

    Enoteca Maria - June 19, 2011

    I am an advocate of equality; I fight against discrimination. Let me expand this a little: I respect each and every kind of animal and each

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    Gourmand
    • Jun 9, 2011
    • 5 min

    O’Rourke’s Diner: Are diners bistros? – June 10, 2011

    The healthful benefits of the poached eggs were remedied by a supply of ample milk fat, in the forms of buttered and crunchily grilled Engli

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    Gourmand
    • Jun 3, 2011
    • 3 min

    Hightstown Diner - June 4, 2011

    French Dip An uncomplicated sandwich of crusty, lean French roll with a three-quarters inch thick stack of well-done roasted beef arrived wi

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