1,000 Foods To Eat Project

This page may contain affiliate links. So I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about San Marzano Tomatoes, one of the foods in my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project!

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project. San Marzano Tomatoes is Food #35 in my project. 🙂

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This page may contain affiliate links. So I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about Japanese Eggplant, one of the foods in my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project!

What is Japanese Eggplant?

Japanese eggplant is called “nasu” in Japan. This eggplant is quite different from our American eggplant. The nasu is slender, smaller, and not as bitter as our American eggplant.

The skin of this eggplant is thin, and the flavor is sweet. Additionally it also has way fewer seeds than our American version and is a member of the Nightshade family, which also includes potatoes and tomatoes.

This versatile eggplant is great baked, broiled, steamed, stir fried, and grilled!

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This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about Wasabi, one of the foods in my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project!

We recently returned from a ONCE IN A LIFETIME TRIP TO JAPAN! The word “incredible” doesn’t even begin to describe it.

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I used this as an opportunity to try to knock off as many of the Japanese foods as I could that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton.

Basically I am trying my best to work my way through this book, and what better way to enjoy the Japanese foods than in Japan!

I learned Japan is COMPLETELY FOOD OBSESSED! I was in my element and had the time of my life trying some of the Japanese foods in the book.

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This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about Yuzu, one of the foods in my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project!

We recently returned from a ONCE IN A LIFETIME TRIP TO JAPAN! The word “incredible” doesn’t even begin to describe it. I was supposed to run the Tokyo Marathon on March 1, 2020. However it was cancelled for all except the elite and wheelchair athletes. I am neither one of those, so I was unable to run. The cancellation was due to the coronavirus situation.

1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die

I had booked flights and had planned an extensive 3 week trip across Japan, and my husband and I decided to move forward with our trip. I used this as an opportunity to try to knock off as many of the Japanese foods listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton.

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