About Japanese Food: Hoshigaki

Japanese Food In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Setsuko Yoshizuka   In the Spotlight Whar are Hoshigaki? Hoshigaki are Japanese dried persimmons which are consumed as traditional confections. When astringent persimmons are dried, they become sweet hoshigaki. Making hoshigaki is a fall tradition in my house, and lots of persimmons are hung outside under the roof like curtains. A piece of hoshigaki makes a great tea-time treat. Making Hoshigaki              More Topics Japanese Table Manners & Japanese Tableware Japanese Cooking Tips & Japanese Cookbooks Japanese Recipes Japanese Noodles & Japanese Soup Sushi Japanese Cuisine Photo Quiz Leftover Turkey Recipes After the Thanksgiving feast, do you plan to cook with leftovers? How about cooking Japanese dishes using turkey leftovers? Some of my recommendations are fried rice, spring rolls, and mixed rice. Check out more leftover turkey cooking ideas. Leftover Turkey Recipes   Japanese Recipe of the Week: Simmered Satoimo Potatoes It's a traditional Japanese nimono dish. In Japanese cooking, satoimo are often simmered as nimono. I like the slimy texture of satoimo and cook this dish for autumn dinners. Simmered Satoimo Recipe     Sponsored Links   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Japanese Food Ads Cook Japanese Food Recipe Japanese Soup High Protein Foods Types of Sushi Nigiri Sushi Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Japan for Visitors Chinese Cuisine Japanese Language Asia for Visitors     Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Japanese Food newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=japanesefood&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.