Butter Senbei: A 160-Year-Old Ingredient on a 1,000-Year-Old Cracker
Butter senbei puts a 160-year-old ingredient on a 1,000-year-old cracker. What is really in Beika Butter: New Zealand butter, Hokkaido buttermilk, kinako.
What Is Kinako? Japan's Roasted Soybean Flour, Explained
What is kinako? Soybeans roasted about 30 seconds at 220°C, then ground fine. How it tastes, how it differs from soy flour, and why it...
The 6 Beika Flavors, Explained: Teriyaki, Butter, Kinako, Sea Salt, Black Bean, and Mame Mochi
Beika sells six flavors: Sea Salt, Black Bean, Mame Mochi, Kinako, Teriyaki, and Butter. Four are traditional, two are modern. What each one tastes like...