Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido

Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido (塩桜カマンベールチーズ)

Greetings From Kyoto

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Shiozakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido: Should be SO good but actually completely HORRID! Not a total loss though, my dogs seemed to like it.

I love both Camembert cheese and shiozakura (塩桜). Shiozakura is the Japanese cherry blossom that has been preserved in salt. It is one of the peculiar, perfumey flavorings for sakura mochi, the other being the salted cherry leaf. This cheese did have a cherry leaf on the bottom of the roundel.

共働学舎新得農場: Go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

What are you people thinking? This “cheese” was beyond dreadful. It was pasty in texture and dog poopy and ammonia notes with an overall bitter and unpleasant taste. Just not right. As my Aussies might say, it has ‘gone off’. But, the worst part is that you have absolutely ruined my first experience with shiozakura and cheese — and these two ought to go SOOOO well together. Shame on your for having a brilliant idea, and then delivering to market a half-baked product. Booooooooo!

Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido (塩桜カマンベールチーズ)
Looked so good in the package, should have been so good!
Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido (塩桜カマンベールチーズ)
I divided up the salted cherry blossom
Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido (塩桜カマンベールチーズ)
Rainy chomps the cheese
Shio-zakura Camembert Cheese from Hokkaido (塩桜カマンベールチーズ)
Cheri chomps the cheese

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