AniCook, a project using anime and manga to make cooking more fun, will hold a new collaboration with Yowamushi Pedal! The ‘cookpad Sohoku Festival’ will be held in Tokyo and Osaka from February 18 to March 13, 2022, and popular characters will greet guests with a White Day theme.

Menu

Onoda’s High Cadence Climbing Hashed Meat with Rice / Imaizumi’s Shift Change Riding Bolognese

Desserts

Naruko’s Rocket Spring Style Tiramisu / Teshima’s Tea Break Milk Tea Parfait / Makishima’s Spider Lime Cheesecake

Drinks

Dessert Order Bonus: Sticker (5 varieties) / Drink Order Bonus: (5 varieties) *Random

Exclusive Goods

The Yowamushi Pedal menu was created with a slightly luxurious White Day theme in mind. Different fruits were used in the dishes which give a more elegant taste.

There will be a number of exclusive goods on sale featuring illustrations of beloved characters drawn especially for the cookpad project. These items will also be available on the official cookpadLive cafe website!

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The British claymation series Shaun the Sheep is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2022. With Valentine’s Day almost here, the Shaun the Sheep Cafe in Tokyo will be offering a selection of limited-time Valentine’s treats perfect for enjoying with your sweetheart. 

Baby Shaun’s Chocolate Cake & Drink Set

Penne with Cream Sauce & French Toast

Shaun’s Crazy Waffle & Banana Milk

Workshop

New Goods

Valentine’s Recipe

How to Make a Shaun the Sheep Brownie Bar

How to Make a Large Shaun Cocoa Roll Cake

Located in Kichijoji PARCO, the Shaun the Sheep Cafe with Sunday Brunch is a permanent location initially opened to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series.

The cafe offers plates inspired by Shaun’s world travels and seasonal offerings. Each month, the cafe hosts a sweets workshop to teach fans how to create Shaun-inspired goodies! These events are a blast with family and friends, and the February workshop will be teaching how to make Valentine’s cookies.

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ABC Cooking Studio locations nationwide will be offering 1-day Rilakkuma-inspired lessons throughout the entire month of March. Who wouldn’t like to learn how to make such adorable food?

Rilakkuma, known for his love of delicious food, and ABC Cooking Studio, an open school where anyone can learn cooking and baking skills, are teaming up for this tasty workshop. Participants will learn how to make ‘Rilakkuma’s Prawns and Tomato Cream’ with seasoned rice, the quick and easy ‘Herb Chicken Cutlet and Salad,’ and the ‘Strawberry Berry Mousse’ using Korilakkuma’s favorite food. There will also be a lineup of Rilakkuma souvenirs!

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A selection of recipes inspired by the Fate/Grand Order mobile game are now available until February 11, 2022! These were developed by FGO Project and supervised by the popular site Cookpad.

FGO Original Apron Design

The cooking project is being held to commemorate the in-game Valentine’s event going on for a limited time. Five recipes inspired by the game’s armor will be introduced on social media, the game’s official site, and Cookpad for five consecutive days, from February 7 until February 11. In addition, 50 people who respond to the Cookpad recipe will be selected by lottery to win an original FGO apron.

Don’t miss these costume-inspired recipes!

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Japanese organic food delivery service Oisix released a cute new Winnie the Pooh tomato curry meal kit on Thursday.

Kit Oisix “Winnie the Pooh” Tomato Curry

Make Pooh’s face easily with a stencil sheet

Message cards come with the kit

The packaging

Lunch mats and pick

The story of Winnie the Pooh follows the titular character who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood and his adventures to find honey. The meal kit was designed with friendship and bonds in mind: in a time when we can’t travel as often to see the people we love, Pooh is the perfect comrade and the embodiment of friendship perfect .

Pooh’s yellow face is made from rice seasoned simply with saffron-infused sofrito. His face, which would be a lot of effort to try and create from scratch, can be made easily with the stencil sheet and paprika powder provided.

The meal kit is made to capture the feeling that your friends and loved ones are always with you. In the kit, you’ll find a recipe card detailing how to make the food, a lunch mat with an illustration of Pooh and his friends on it, and a message card which you can mail to someone special.

To promote the kit, Oisix is holding a social media campaign. If you tweet a photo of your completed meal on Twitter or Instagram to someone you love with the Japanese hashtag #いつも一緒だよ you’ll receive a free virtual background you can use on Zoom and other services.

In celebration of Suguru’ss birthday—which falls on April 1—the popular character from Yudetamago’s manga series Kinnikuman, the official Kinnikuman online store is holding the Kinnikuman Birthday Festival 2021.

Exclusive items release for Kinnikuman Birthday Festival 2021

Kinnikuman Figure (Green Pants Version)

Framed & Signed Kinnikuman Illustration (Limited to 29 units)

KMA T-Shirt [DP Renovation 2] Natural

Kinnikuman Kokeshi Doll by Usaburo Kokeshi

Kinnikuman x OJAGA DESIGN Coin Case [Kin Mark]

Kinnikuman x OJAGA DESIGN Key Caps & Key Rings [Kin Mark]

Kinnikuman Pins (Red Version) | Available to the first 200 people

A whole range of merchandise comes as part of the collection include limited-edition exclusives, pre-sale items, and more, all in celebration of Suguru’s birthday. This includes a figure, t-shirts, a framed illustration by Yudetamago, and much more.

The collection is a must-grab for fans of the ongoing sports comedy series.
 

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SALON adam et rope’ has launched its new “Nihon no Daidokoro Dougu” (Japanese Kitchen Tools) collection which features a curated selection of Made In Japan kitchenware and cookware items from high quality Japanese brands.

Kasane

Top: ¥12,000 / Middle: ¥12,000 / Bottom: ¥9,000 (Before Tax)

Traditionally, Japanese knives were made by men with men in mind, but these Kasane knives are made by women to fit with the modern age. They are made in such a way to feel comfortable in smaller hands. The handles are made from rare natural wood from the cerasus jamasakura trees of Gifu Prefecture which give them a texture that changes as you continue to use the knives. The blades themselves are made from high-carbon stainless steel which gives them superior sharpness and durability. The blade edge is the result of a new technology developed by Sumikama called “Zero Edge” which makes them thin and sharp.

Kaji Donya

 
Left: ¥1,300 / Middle: ¥2,000 / Right: ¥2,800 (Before Tax)

Left: ¥1,000 / Middle: ¥1,200 / Right: ¥2,000 (Before Tax)

These handy stackable containers are made by Kaji Donya, a company based in Tsubame, Niigata. The height of each one is the same which makes them super convenient when stacking inside fridges.

Ceramic Grill: ¥1,400 (Before Tax)

The ceramic grill is a longtime seller at SALON. If you’re grilling bread on it, it leaves the outside crispy and the inside nice and soft. It uses far-infrared rays which means the water content of the ingredients grilled on it is not lost, allowing for the full tasty flavour to stay locked in and the food plump and juicy.

Japanese model Yuri Sugunama, a.k.a “Yurippa,” is taking us on the third trip in her series series where she goes to personally experience Japanese culture and cultivate new hobbies. This time, she gets involved in a cooking lesson to make springtime temari sushi! Yurippa has always had an interest in homemade cooking but never really had the opportunity to challenge herself to it. So, how did she do…?

uki-uki cafe is located in Daikanyama which is just one stop from Shibuya on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line. It’s an easy place to get to just 5-minutes from the station tucked away in a quiet residential area. Upon opening the door to the café, you are greeted with a fresh space full of green plant life. You’ll totally forget about the hustle and bustle of the city.

Teaching the lesson is uki-uki cafe’s representative, Ayumi Kashiwabara. She’s a food co-ordinator who promotes happy cooking that you’ll unintentionally want to take a photo of. Not only does she serve food that makes your everyday dining table evermore buoyant, she also holds cooking lessons every now and then. “Call me Ayu-chan-sensei, okay?” she says with a pose. She’s extremely friendly!

Today’s challenge is making two items: ‘temari sushi’ and ‘spring mizore soup.’ First off, the temari sushi! You begin by mixing together 250g of rice with 25ml of vinegar, 15g of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. This is then divided into 8 portions. Spread out some clingfilm and place ham in the middle. Then put one portion of rice on top and roll. Do this for all 8 portions. Roll the ham and rice into one and when taking the clingfilm off make sure that they stay together and don’t separate.

Next is making plum lotus roots. Fill the holes of the lotus roots with bainiku plum. Use your finger to delicately press it all together. It’s easy if you use a tube for this part. An excited Yurippa exclaimed, “This is the first time in my life I’m making food using bainiku plum!”

At this point, Ayu-chan-sensei added a small touch: “It’ll look gorgeous if you do it like this.” With just a little twist, she made it look even more fantastic by putting on thinly sliced lemon and sprinkling over some pepper. The two of them looked like they were having fun cooking next to each other.

Before dishing up the temari sushi, it’s time to make the mizore soup. Add two teaspoons of Japanese dashi to 120ml of water and mix in one teaspoon of soy sauce, one teaspoon of sake, one teaspoon of mirin, and a little salt. Bring to the boil and just add some grated daikon. Daikon skin has nutritional value, so wash it thoroughly and rub dry.

Finally, add green beans into the mizore soup, put in wheat gluten, and… “All done!”

Yurippa’s colourful temari sushi and mizore soup is complete and perfect for spring. Going out and adding seasonal a lunch mat, pair of chopsticks and tableware is fun too.

Yurippa was happy, commenting: “I can feel that food made by hand really is more delicious! It was easy and didn’t take long, plus I like how exciting it looks. I want to invite my friends over to my house for a meal.”

Cooking lessons are held once in a while at uki-uki cafe where you can learn how to make food that’ll make your ordinary days more fun. If you think a cooking lesson is a little too much to handle, then just pop in to the café for a kawaii meal. Coming face to face with the food at uki-uki cafe will surely make your day that much happier.