Japanese Food Guide | Sonja Blaschke

Journalist, Line Producer & Filmmaker based in Japan

Japanese Food Guide

Japan 2024-2-4Turning Flowers into Food: Camellia YeastThe flowers in shades of red, white and pink can be seen on evergreen bushes and trees in Japan all year, from Aomori prefecture in the north to the Okinawa archipelago in the south. Camellias, which are also called “winter rose” or “Japanese rose”, are considered the oldest ornamental plant in Japan. For centuries, their seeds have been used to produce oil used for cooking, as well as for hair and skin treatments, and their leaves were made into tea. …