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Specialty coffee: Japan in cool caffee shops of Milan
It is now a fact: Milan has been invaded by the fashion for specialty coffees, i.e. those high-quality coffees selected according to a...
Japanese restaurants with home cooking in Milan (no sushi)
Sushi is somewhat the symbol of Japanese cuisine, the quintessence of goodness and refinement. In the collective imagination it is the...
Chinatown and Paolo Sarpi guide
What we now call Chinatown, before the arrival of the Chinese, was called Borgo degli Ortolani, a district located between Porta Tenaglia...
The best Chinese dumplings in Milan
After a few years from the first time you asked me for a list of the best Chinese dumplings in Milan, here is finally the long-awaited...
Gluten-free Asian restaurants in Milan
Among the requests that you have made the most, especially in recent months, stands out that of an article on Asian restaurants in Milan...
The best accessible sushi restaurants in Milan (according to me)
If you often consult this blog it is because you love Japanese cuisine of course and, among the specialties that you certainly most...
Street food in Chinatown in Milan
Street food is one of the most popular formulas for eating lots of different, practical, fast and cheap good food. In Milan there are...
Authentic and cheap Chinese restaurants in Chinatown in Milan
Chinatown is probably my absolute favorite neighborhood in Milan, you know it well by now. Over the years I have eaten in practically all...
Where to drink matcha tea in Milan
Many of you know my passion for Japanese matcha green tea. I am constantly looking for places and tea rooms where I can taste it and...
The best ramen in Milan (according to me)
By now ramen has literally depopulated in Milan: if until ten years ago in Italy almost nothing was known about this delicious dish,...
The best Japanese restaurants in Milan (according to me)
How many times have I been asked which are the best Japanese restaurants ever? So many, for this reason after countless dinners, lunches...
Chinese pastry shops in Milan
For some years now in Milan Chinese pastry shops have been gaining ground in which the tradition (mostly linked to the holidays, as...
The best Korean restaurants in Milan (according to me)
As you well know, Korean cuisine is one of my absolute favorites: nutritious, tasty, varied and spicy, it is simply irresistible. Thanks...
Chinese breakfast in Chinatown in Milan
Breakfast is now considered by everyone the most important meal of the day, it seems to be a fact, but few populations take it as...
Shops with Asian food and products in Milan
Milan is full of small food shops that sell dozens and dozens of international products. Many of these shops mainly sell Italian, often...
Chinese-Italian cuisine in Milan
Italians have only learned about China more closely in recent years, yet they have had to deal with this population on many occasions...
Mubi: Japanese movies
Sexual Drive Kôta Yoshida (2021) Divided into three parts, at the center of which there is always Kurita (a troublesome man carrying a...
John Galliano for Dior: China and Japan
John Galliano, born Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Gullén, was born in Gibraltar on November 3, 1960. He is an English designer with...
Irresistibile Giappone: the Corriere della Sera and IO Donna book series
During the summer of this year, Corriere della Sera launched a series of essays entirely dedicated to Japan. Over time I have read many...
Beautiful Japanese movies
This is probably the most personal article I've ever written. My visceral passion for Japanese filmography is known to you who have been...
Princi Chic
In XXII Marzo area there is Princi Chic, a very well-kept and relaxing beauty center, whose name derives from the pretty chihuahua that...
Warew
In the heart of Cinque Giornate area, the first Warew flagship store in Europe has opened, a heavenly corner where you can take care of...
Soul4Skin
Soul4Skin is a concept brand that has been open for about a year and a half in Porta Venezia area totally dedicated to Korean cosmetics....
MiiN Cosmetics
Opened in 2018 just behind piazzale Cadorna, Miin Cosmetics is the first store in Italy that offers exclusively Korean cosmetic products....
Nama Chocolate
Nama Chocolate (生チョコ) was invented in Japan by chef Masakazu Kobayashi in the 1980s, probably inspired by Pave de Geneva (a Swiss...
Kabocha purin - Japanese pumpkin pudding
Japanese pudding (purin, プリン) is a type of crème caramel that literally drives me crazy! I had already proposed the classic recipe some...
Kabocha no nimono
Kabocha no nimono (か ぼ ち ゃ の 煮 物) is one of the most classic of Japanese cuisine: during autumn it is cooked at home but it can be found...
Miso shiru (miso soup)
Miso shiru (味噌 汁) is the most classic and traditional ubiquitous soup in Japan. Very simple to make, it is made up of a few genuine...
Gochujang pasta
South Korea is famous for quirky Italian-inspired pasta preparations, Korean carbonara is just one of many examples. The recipe for...
Soy sauce tteokbokki
Soy sauce tteokbokki (간장떡볶이) is a non-spicy and slightly crunchy alternative to the classic recipe. INGREDIENTS - 1 serving of...
Budae jjigae
Budae jjigae (부대 찌개), literally "military base soup", is an extremely popular dish in South Korea and one that carries an interesting...
Tteokbokki
Tteokbokki (떡볶이) are a typical Korean dish also counted in street food: it is easy to buy them at stalls or small cafeterias. This is an...
Scallion oil noodles
Scallion oil noodles (cong you ban mian, 葱油拌面) are a typical dish of Shanghai and consist of noodles with oil flavored with spring onion...
Mapo tofu
Mapo tofu (麻 婆 豆腐, literally "pockmarked old woman's soy cheese") is a Chinese dish typical of Sichuan. Like many other dishes from this...
Chinese chicken noodles soup
Chicken broth noodles are one of the best known and appreciated dishes of Chinese cuisine. It can be found practically everywhere in...
Bao with eggplant
Bao is a very famous Chinese dish. The filling of the bao can vary according to personal taste. I propose those made with vegetables...
Milan and province: Asian guide - where to eat
It is said that the real (and best) Asian restaurants are in Milan and that outside, even a few kilometers away from the city limits,...
Bergamo and province: Asian guide - where to eat
Bergamo is a very ancient and evocative Lombard capital: the Upper Town, which houses the fascinating Cathedral of the city and...
Genoa: Asian travel guide - where to eat
Genoa is the capital of the Liguria region, a port city famous for its maritime trade over many centuries. Part of its historic center is...
Varese and province: Asian travel guide - where to eat
https://www.cookingwiththehamster.com/varese-e-provincia-dove-mangiareVarese is the chief town of the Lombard province of the same name,...
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