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Dried food, typically sun-dried fish that is commonly grilled or roasted before eating, can be used in many dishes

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What is Himono? | We Love Japanese Food

Himono refers to a method of food preservation that has existed since the Jomon Period (14,000-300 BC). This method is e...

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Japanese Gastronomy: Himono-Dried Fish-干物-Recipe | SHIZUOKA GOURMET

How many people outside Shizuoka Prefecture know that half (yes, half!) of all dried fish are caught and processed in our Prefecture, notably along the shores of the Izu Peninsula? When will I conv…...

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Before Japan ate raw fish, there was himono - The Japan Times

Japan is famous as a nation that loves raw seafood. But dried fish has a much longer history here and has played an important role in Japanese society for hundreds of years. There are basically two kinds of dried fish products in Japan. The first, which...

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Japanese Dried Fish (Sakano no Himono) | Food in Japan

Himono means Dried Fish in Japanese. This article introduce how to make himono of barracuda at home...

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Japanese Himono (salted, dried fish) | Japan Eight

Nearly every country with a coastline has dried fish, most often salted and dried. For most of our history as humans sal...

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