The rainy season is here in Japan. Once this muggy season finishes, hot summer comes.

"Dashi" is a traditional Japanese soup stock and the heart of Japanese cuisine. "Awase" means "to combine," and Awase Dashi is made with two key ingredients: dried kombu seaweed and bonito flakes.

Chinese yam is known as a superfood in Yakuzen and helps you recover from fatigue due to Qi deficiency.

Osuimono is a Japanese clear soup made of Dashi soup, soy sauce, salt, and other classic Japanese ingredients.
This soup is beneficial for people with Qi stagnation.

This is a common Japanese home dish, made with the full of Blood nourishing ingredients, and it tastes very nice with a bowl of simply cooked rice. 

We are now in the season of resting and conserving energy. Winter is the season of Yin in Yakuzen and is associated with the following elements: