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Fermentation

I had not known before I started this job that there are so many foods and drinks produced by fermentation. Of course I knew bread dough required a fermentation process, miso and natto are made by fermentation, pickled vegetables are made by fermentation, and wines are made by fermentation. But I just didn’t realise our […]

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Tea unites people

When I visited Samson in Turkey a long time ago with my colleague from Istanbul, someone called his name. “Hey, come here. Let’s have a cup of chai!” “Ah, I’m sorry. We have a meeting at the primary school.” A few minutes later, another guy called him. “Hey, come here. Let’s have a cup of

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CATALAN WINE LANDSCAPES

The editing of the video of the interview with Assis Suriol (Part 2) is nearly done. When I visited Can Suriol last time, I bought a book titled “CATALAN WINE LANDSCAPES“. The book is full of paintings and detailed information of each wine production area in Catalonia. Even in Catalonia, the characteristics of wine production

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