miho armacost 11/1/23 miho armacost 11/1/23

Umeboshi

Sweet, sour, salty and bitter: If you ask me to pick one flavor, it's "sour" every time. As a kid growing up in Japan, I didn’t really like sweets. I always preferred sour or savory flavors. My favorite food to this day is pickled plum. Pickled plum was my candy. It still is.

miho armacost 9/1/23 miho armacost 9/1/23

Japanese breakfast

When my mother was pregnant, she told me she ate broiled mackerel (or sardine) everyday, willing for me to grow up smart. I am truly grateful for her loving thoughts, but always wondered - HOW did she know that mackerel and sardine pack the highest amount of omega-3 fatty acid which is essential for the development of baby’s brain cells?!