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J∙Festa – August 2011 Theme

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J∙Festa – August 2011 Theme Closed

Submissions to the August 2011 edition of J-Festa are now closed. The “Food in Japan” carnival, containing thirty inspiring articles, has been published.

J∙Festa, a blog carnivalCall For Submissions

Welcome to the theme announcement for the August 2011 edition of J∙Festa. The submission lines are now open and everyone is invited to participate!

J∙Festa is a blogging festival showcasing the best of Japan. If you missed the July 2011 edition, don’t forget to check out the twenty-nine inspiring and thought-provoking submissions to “Places in Japan”.

Theme

“Food in Japan”

In this edition of J∙Festa tell us about an interesting or popular Japanese cuisine or ingredient found in Japanese cuisine. The possibilities are endless. It could be a traditional dish or recipe, a local ingredient, a seasonal cuisine, a regional specialty, a festival food, a staple food, a modern gourmet, a street food, an imported food that has a Japanese adaptation, a fast-food, a junk food. The list could go on. It doesn’t have to be a famous food but it has to typify Japan.

Rules and Guidelines

Aside from contributing within the context of the theme, there are only three very simple rules to follow:

  • Submissions should be made in accordance with the J∙Festa Submission Guidelines.
  • The submitted article must contain at least one related picture.
  • The submitted article should contain a link back to this page.

How to Submit

Following are the ways to submit an article:

  • Leave a comment on this post with a link to the article being submitted.
  • Submit the article using the contact form.

Deadline

The deadline for submissions to this edition of J∙Festa is midnight Monday 22nd August 2011 (Tokyo time).

Gambatte!

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47 Responses
  1. Rene permalink
    August 1, 2011

    Sounds like an interesting theme! Will try to participate this time =)

  2. Jamaipanese permalink
    August 2, 2011

    wish I could put together a fresh post but had so much fun writing this one – http://www.jamaipanese.com/i-feel-guilty-after-losing-my-sushi-virginity/

    Friends treating me to “real” Japanese food later this month! Can’t wait.

  3. Japan Travel Mate's author permalink
    August 2, 2011

    Just found out about J.Festa, I’ll be sure to submit something every month! Here is my submission for August’s theme…
    Sushi train restaurants in Japan

  4. Paura permalink
    August 2, 2011

    Great theme! We would like to submit our article on how miso is made!

    http://shinpaideshou.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/fun-link-friday-miso-how-its-made/

    We have linked back to the August J-Festa theme page. :)

    Cheers!

    Paula
    Shinpai Deshou Editor

  5. Goukaseishi permalink
    August 3, 2011

    Ah Japanese food. Not sure what to pick :D .

  6. Julie H. permalink
    August 3, 2011

    I was going to wait and see what others posted but then decided on a post about something rather well known, Japanese Kit Kats.

    http://blukats.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-75th-anniversary-kit-kat.html

    Not all the flavors I’ve tried but a few of them. It is an interesting concept to have seasonal flavors. Too bad we don’t get the different flavored Pepsi here in the US.

  7. C Ohara permalink
    August 3, 2011

    Black bugs bleed blue blood and blue bugs bleed black blood.
    Here is my entry for August!

    http://angrygaijin.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/bugs-for-dinner-bugs-for-lunch/

    Itadakimasu!

  8. Kaley permalink
    August 4, 2011

    So looking forward to writing a post for this one! I’ve got a great idea that I’ve been debating if I should do or not, and I think this is destiny telling me to!

  9. Emily Forrest permalink
    August 6, 2011

    Here is a blog post I did about the Hyper Japan event in London – I was Food/Drink photographer (^_^)

    http://www.mykawaiispace.com/2011/07/hyper-japan-food-glorious-food.html

    More Japanese food photos can be found on my photographer blog: http://www.emilyforrestphotography.com

  10. Haikugirl permalink
    August 7, 2011

    On the same topic as Emily (oops!), but here’s my entry about Food and Drink at Hyper Japan. :)
    http://haikugirl.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/food-and-drink-at-hyper-japan/

  11. Claudine Co permalink
    August 7, 2011

    Hello, I’d be honoured to participate. We have a love for all things Japan in our household, and love cooking and consuming Japanese food! Here’s my submission on Chanko Nabe:
    http://winterjade.com/WordPress/2011/08/03/chanko-nabe/

    Wish we could have seen JFesta prior to our visit to Japan this past March, what a great resource!

  12. Shar M. permalink
    August 7, 2011

    I’d love to participate! I’ve been eating and blogging my way through Japan for a year now, but one of my favorite dining experiences was eating at Fantasy Dining: Alice in a Labyrinth. Japan does an amazing job at theme restaurants and cafes, and the food and presentation here was excellent.

    http://mmm-fruit.com/2011/06/fantasy-dining-alice-in-a-labyrinth/

  13. Loco permalink
    August 8, 2011

    Still thinking about what I’m gonna do for you. I’ll think of something :P

  14. Goukaseishi permalink
    August 8, 2011

    Here’s my entry…

    http://www.goukaseishi.com/2011/08/07/japanese-food-taiyaki/

    I found it hard to choose just one food item!

  15. Emily permalink
    August 8, 2011

    wonderful! I am glad I can join in on this! ♥

    here is my entry on “Sukiyaki” !

    http://momoaisu.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-favorite-japanese-meal.html

  16. Itsumo Japan permalink
    August 8, 2011

    What a great idea! Here’s my entry, a post about my favourite Japanese sweets – delicious Koume:
    http://itsumojapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/koume-and-friends-japanese-seasonal.html

    • C Ohara permalink
      August 9, 2011

      I couldn’t figure out how to post a comment on your blog, but I liked your entry and the seasonal characters and candies and fruits of Koume that it detailed. Thumbs up.

      • Itsumo Japan permalink
        August 9, 2011

        Wow thank you C Ohara! I love that they thought up all the characters for each kind of sweet. I also love how there are different flavours for everything for each season. Thanks for reading!

  17. Loco permalink
    August 10, 2011

    Here’s my submission
    http://bit.ly/qElPLh
    Bon apetit!

  18. Anna Gentry permalink
    August 13, 2011

    My August Entry: Uma (Horse) Sashimi

    http://cowtalesbyacowgirlcook.com/2011/08/12/uma-horse-sashimi-a-dish-unique-to-japan/

  19. David Kawabata permalink
    August 14, 2011

    Here’s my submission.
    I really need to write a post about my local teppan-yaki place though… :D

    http://sleepytako.blogspot.com/2011/08/burger-king-has-come-to-kansai.html

  20. Leah permalink
    August 14, 2011

    My submission: cooking with vegetables from Kaga. http://illmakeitmyself.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/aka-kabocha-with-sesame-sauce/

  21. Japan Australia permalink
    August 15, 2011

    Here is my submission for August’s theme “Food in Japan”. Yakisoba is a popular festival food and can be found all over Japan.

    http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/04/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe-yakisoba.html

  22. Tomoko Inoue permalink
    August 15, 2011

    Hi all, here is my submission. It was hard to choose just one from many of nice food articles in my blog, About Food in Japan. I selected relatively new and unique experience we had.
    http://aboutfoodinjapan.weblogs.jp/blog/2011/06/mt-takao-%EF%BD%97hat-to-eat-there-ukai-toriyama.html

  23. AdelaideBen permalink
    August 15, 2011

    Well – it’s been a bit of a struggle – but I’ve got two entries this month (that’s both barrels baby on both of my blogs). Here’s the first one, a slightly off-centre post of fake foods (you know you love them) on:
    http://japaneseties.blogspot.com/2011/08/food-faux-pas-or-just-faux-parfait.html

    It’s not quite what you had in mind with a food theme, but it’s the closest I can come to on my chronologically fixed Japanese Holiday blog. Quite fortuitous really.

  24. AdelaideBen permalink
    August 15, 2011

    And here’s the follow-up foodie blog-post on my second Japanese-related blog… but this one’s at least about real Japanese food. Check it out on RaisingAdelaide… it’s mostly photos, but you might learn a thing or two about what Japanese Shabu Shabu and Old Norse have in common (though you may not want to). Here it is, Doing the Shabu Shabu Shake:
    http://raisingadelaide.blogspot.com/2011/08/doing-shabu-shabu-shake.html

  25. Andrea permalink
    August 16, 2011

    Here’s my submission: http://tokyobounce.com/features/qa-japanese-foods-that-won-us-over/

    Thanks for hosting! Japanese food is certainly one of my favorite topics to blog about (and read about)! :)

  26. Rene Chong (@ReneChong) permalink
    August 17, 2011

    Here’s my submission!
    http://shoujikishindoi.blogspot.com/2011/08/you-can-do-it-when-you-furikake-it.html

  27. Chris B permalink
    August 18, 2011

    http://badboyinjapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/obon-2011-enjoying-some-japan.html

    Some Japanese Kushi-Katsu…among other things ;)

  28. Kaori permalink
    August 21, 2011

    Hi, here is my submission:
    http://shinjukudailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/08/spice-up-your-life.html

  29. Alice permalink
    August 21, 2011

    Got my post up! A review of the new Salt Caramel flavored Chip!Chop :)

    http://superhappyawesome.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/salty-caramel-chip-chop-a-taste-disaster/

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