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Cream Pan – Filled Roll
The Cream Pan is one of Japan’s most traditional dishes but one which is not Japanese in origin. It was almost certainly introduced to Japan by early Portuguese missionaries some 400 years ago and if the missionaries couldn’t make their … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert Recipes, Zen Recipes
Tagged bread, cream, cream pan filled roll, portuguese, zen burger, zen dessert, zen desserts, zen food, zen recipes
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Azuki Koshi An (Azuki Bean Paste)
Azuki Bean paste is not a whole meal in itself unless you really, really like the taste of this traditional food item. It’s actually a fundamental part of many Japanese sweet desserts and is prepared in two manners; one is … Continue reading
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The Concept of Zen
When we write week in, week out about Zen Restaurants, Zen Cafe, food and the like, we rely on a type of contemporary interpretation of what Zen is. Why do we apply the label to drinks, meals, certain types of … Continue reading
Posted in Zen Facts
Tagged 7th century, bodhidharma, chan, china, indian price, mahayana buddhism, zen, zen buddhism, zen concepts, zen food
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DinTaiFung Restaurants
A slight change from the norm in this article and we’re not writing about just one place, we’re talking about a business which date back to 1958 in Taiwan. Starting at the beginning though, Bingyi Yang was a Chinese national … Continue reading