The pumpkin on the other hand, is a central part of Japanese cuisine - it goes into everything - soups, pickles, mixed rice and tempura.

Kanten is vegan jelly and healthy.

cheese and sundried tomato scones if i ever go back to live in japan, one thing i shall surely miss from my life in the uk is the cheese. you see, japan doesn't really do cheese - of course, you can buy cheese in japan but it tends to be the rather bland, waxy processed sort that comes in slices. since i came to the uk 30 years ago, i have become a lover of all sorts of cheese. in fact, most japanese people who live abroad for any time in a "cheesy place" tend to fall in lo