December 15th, 2011
{12 Days of Yum!} Japanese Home Cooking Starter Kit [CLOSED]
A winner has been selected—congrats to Alice! And thank you to everyone else for reading and joining in the giveaway fun!
Tomorrow is the last day of the 12 Days of Yum and, of course, we’ll culminate with a big bang courtesy of KitchenAid. I saved this giveaway, though, for nearly the end because it’s my personal highlight. It may not make quite the splash that tomorrow’s giveaway will, but it’s the height of this series for me. Today’s giveaway is what giving is all about: keeping others in your thoughts, learning about them, engaging with the things that are meaningful to them. Anyone can spend a little money, give a gift and walk away. But carrying the people to whom you’re giving in your heart is what makes it meaningful… for them and also for you.
Today’s giveaway is a Japanese Home Cooking Starter Kit complete with a Japanese Delicacies Sampler box courtesy of fine foods purveyor Marx Foods and a copy of Peko Peko: Family-Friendly Japanese Recipes a cookbook to support Japan’s recovery.
I published Peko Peko with the help of a long list of people without whom it simply would not have been possible. Even still, I’ve purchased every $29.95 (USD) copy that I own or have given away—including the one that will go to the winner of this contest—with my own money. One hundred percent of the proceeds, $11.45 of every (USD) sale, goes to the GlobalGiving Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund and every penny counts. Even today.
But this isn’t just about the money. Sure, this giveaway adds one more donation to the pot, but I hope that it also inspires you to learn about Japanese cooking and culture. I want this starter kit to demystify Japanese cooking and help familiarize you with authentic Japanese ingredients. Food brings us closer together and I hope that making it easy for you to play with Japanese flavors at home brings you closer to a rich, deep, gorgeous culture and people who, more than ever, needed us this year.
The Japanese Delicacies Sampler box includes:
* 2oz Dried Matustake Mushrooms (dried; wild and sustainably hand foraged)
* One 12fl oz bottle of Yuzu Juice
* One 12fl oz bottle of Tamari Soy Sauce
* One 12fl oz bottle of White Soy Sauce
You’ll also get a copy of Peko Peko: Family-Friendly Japanese Recipes, which you can read more about here and also includes a glossary of over 50 Japanese ingredients that will help you make sense of your sampler and any other Japanese ingredients that you’re inspired to buy.
To be eligible to win, leave a comment here by midnight on Monday 12/19 sharing the one thing you love most or are most curious to know more about Japan.
If you’ve ever had an interest in cooking Japanese food or if you just like to eat it; if you want to expose your child to new flavors or surprise them with their favorite Japanese restaurant foods at home; if you don’t have the first clue about Japanese food or if you cook Japanese nearly every night join in the fun. This giveaway is truly a gift that will keep on giving to the Japanese people, to you and even to me.
Good luck! And be sure to regularly check all of the giveaways in this series at The 12 Days of Yum HQ. (While you’re at it, take a peek at the One Hungry Mama 2011 Gift Guide. Yay for giving!)
*This prize package is valued at about $107.00 plus shipping and will be provided directly by Marx Foods and One Hungry Mama to a U.S. resident selected by Random.org. This is not a traditional sponsorship in that I reached out to Marx Foods—not the other way around. I have not receive anything for free in relation to this giveaway, and all opinions are strictly my own, thank you very much!
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I’m very curious to know what Yuzu juice is!!
Tasty!
I lived in Japan for a couple of years, and one of the foods I really miss is yuzu. Crossing my fingers for some yuzu juice!!
I love Pachenko machines!!! Not to mention udon noodle bowls.
I love Miyazaki films!
I would love to know what authentic Japanese food tastes like!
I’d like to know how I can incorporate Japanese cooking into my family dinners. It’s great eating out but knowing more about how to cook it would be lovely.
I’m not sure what any of the things in this give-away are, so I guess i should start with learning about their food!
I would love to learn how to make the food! Sushi for sure.
This is SUCH a fabulous giveaway! Whoever wins will love it! Not only will they get our awesome book (totally biased, I know), but anything from Marx Foods is fabulous!
Sushi is great!
My favorite thing as a child – Hello Kitty! That and kizami wasabi which is next to impossible to find in the midwest…
I love Yuzu but never had one. Really want to hold the real fruit in hand. Hope I win and get a real Yuzu from Japan!!!
I really enjoy eating Teppan style.
I’d love to know more about how Japanese food has influenced and was influenced by other cultures.
I love the culture in general and of course I love the food.
my favourite thing about japan is the fresh seafood and sushi. and all the other amazing japanese food! i can’t wait to go back! i just bought my own copy of peko peko last night, but if i won i would love to share it with someone else!
I would love to learn more about what people in Japan think about Americans! And, of course, I would love to learn to cook Japanese food! Thanks for the giveaway!
Curious about the yuzu juice
I love all of the little hole in the wall restaurants there that serve the best udon and other dishes that I have ever had. Yum!
I love Japanese furniture and home decor. I’ve actually been working on a shoji screen for a few months now. I also love the cuisine!
The one thing I love most about Japan is the great customer service you can expect to receive almost everywhere.
I find the people of japan so fascinating. How do they stay skinny and young looking even in their 50s!?
I wonder it Japanese food served in restaurants in the US is the same as Japanese food served in Japan? I would love to visit Japan to experience the food and culture.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have longed to visit Kyoto, the ancient capital. My grandmother mailed me a postcard when she visited Kyoto, and I kept it for years…
I think this is such a great giveaway! I have always wanted to go to Japan. My BFF went after college to teach, so I lived vicariously through her. My son had a great idea to teach him about every country & to cook their foods. We didn’t get far bc we started with China & the recipes I found seemed daunting. A wok would help I’m sure! And I’m sure I’d never take on Japanese food, so this would bs helpful!
I have always wanted to try sashimi in japan.
I’ve always wanted to go there. It always looks so beautiful in pictures. And of course I’m curious to know more about the real Japanese cuisine.
Love the train system (I know, not food related) and wish we had a similarly terrific system.
I would love to know more about how the fishing industry was affected by the tsunami and how that is going to affect the food culture of northern Japan in the years to come since they cannot eat the fish that is coming out of the Northern waters for the time being due to radiation poisioning.
My husband was stationed in Japan for a few months, so I would be curious to learn how to make some of the foods he tried there!
i love that even when people were displaced into shelters after the tsunami the collective nature of japanese culture stayed strong and people took care of one another.
i also love that in japan, good sushi is not slathered in soy sauce
I would love to visit one of the hot spring spas they have in Japan.
I am sure most of the “Japanese” food we get here in the states is Americanized. I would love to try the real thing just once!
I would love to know how the population stays so trim and fit as a whole. Is it the amount of fresh vegetables in their dishes or is it a higher level of activity. Maybe it’s a little of both ~ thanks!
I really love Japanese food… and the mountains of cute stuff the country produces
Love the language and the fashion =)
I love cooking with different sorts of ices and sauces and marinades, my mother enjoys the different dishes I mix up that come from all arou d the world including Japan, Italy, Germany, and many other countries. Colorful cooking is what I do, especially if it keeps me healthy and away for spending money on food I can cook myself.
I Love the cuisine but Id like to try real Japanese food because I think what Ive had has been “americanized” somewhat. Would like to try sushi and so many other Japanese foods too! its like another world to me…an exciting one! Praying Japan recovers well from the disaster
the thing i love most about japan is its literature! murakami is my absolute favorite author.
I like Japanese art. I’m sure there are some connections to the food as well.
I love the simplicity and seasonality of Japanese food. It’s something I aspire to in my daily cooking.
I love japanese food but am very concerned on the safty of imported food from Japan since the Nuclear Meltdown…. is thier any info to be found on this??
I love so much about Japanese culture, but I especially adore the food. Perfection on a plate
I love the Japanese style and food. Also Maru the cat!