I’m often asked by Americans, “I often use wine for cooking, but can I also use Japanese sake?” Japanese sake contains many umami flavors not found in wine, so it’s great that they can be used in anything. Eliminating odorsOf course, sake is not only effective in eliminating odors from fish and seaf...

By Keiko FukudaThe city of Irvine, a suburban residential, and also a student campus town is located about a 40-minute drive south of downtown Los Angeles. There, there is a shopping mall, where as many Asian restaurants gather as they do in the Sawtelle District of West Los Angeles. It is the Diamo...