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Stories about Japanese Food and Culture

  • Miso soup is medicine for eternal youth and longevity

    by Nadiah Naoko H
    Have you heard of the Japanese proverb '味噌汁は不老長寿の薬' miso shiru wa furou chouju no kusuri'? It translates as 'Miso soup is medicine for eternal yo...

  • Japanese cuisine and the magnificent diversity of the essential soy bean

    by Nadiah Naoko H
        It is impossible to imagine Japanese food, washoku 和食, without the tremendously hard working soy bean.   The most essential of condiments li...

  • Omakase Sashimi Selection and its best supporting actors

    by Nadiah Naoko H
    Chef's Sashimi Selection is quite the spectacle, deserving of all the Oohhs & Aahhs it receives 😊   A carefully laid out colourful array of ...

  • Invitation to the deeply mysterious and wonderful world of sake

    by Nadiah Naoko H
    Hello Japanese food lovers! Even for seasoned Japanese food enjoyers, sake is often described as an acquired taste. But once acquired, it mesmerise...

  • Our deep love for silky buttery salmon

    by Nadiah Naoko H
      We love salmon at So Restaurant    We cannot count the number of items on our menu that include salmon on one hand. On our small plates menu, t...

  • Eat up! Oily fish skin is the best part

    by Nadiah Naoko H
    Miso Marinated Black Cod - one of our most popular menus! The miso marinated black cod is one of our most sought after menus.Marinated in miso ove...

  • Backstage with Katsura Sunshine, King of Kimono Comedy at So Restaurant

    by Nadiah Naoko H
      This event, exclusive to 30 guests, will (re)introduce you the world of Rakugo in the Sunshine style! He will tell you inside stories from ...
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  • How Japanese are you? - the quiz

    by Nadiah Naoko H
    Japanese people are known to be.... many things 😉 Find out how Japanese you are!                  You're in a fairly long queue and your phone is ...

  • How to cook perfect Japanese rice in a pan, every time

    by Nadiah Naoko H
      Gohan is the magic word Gohan means steamed rice, but is also the collective word for 'meal' in Japanese. When the cook in the family announces...

  • Celebrate Hinamatsuri Peach Festival with So's Festive Food

    by Nadiah Naoko H
      What is Hinamatsuri 雛祭り Hinamatsuri is celebrated on 3rd March every year. It is one of the five seasonal festivals, gosekku 五節句 in the traditio...

  • Throwing Setsubun soybeans at the Devil for good luck and health

    by Nadiah Naoko H
      'Setsubun' literally means 'seasonal division', and happens right before the first day of Spring in the Japanese lunar calendar on 3rd February...

  • Japanese New Year's Herbal Sake, Otoso

    by Nadiah Sorait
    Rarely does a Japanese celebration not include Sake. Japanese New Year is a three day celebration Collectively called Sanganichi 三が日, starting with...