Trader Joe's new limited-time Sugared Rice Cracker Stars are a sweet-and-salty snack that tastes similar to traditional Japanese senbei rice crackers.

Lekh Raj Juneja is not your average rice cracker company CEO. Born in India, he came to Japan to study fermentation science and ended up leading a Japanese pharmaceutical firm. Last year he was ...

Then, the crackers slowly began to gain popularity in Japanese cuisine. The name "senbei" first appeared shortly after in documents around 737, and the Japanese rice cracker was born. The original ...

If you want to save time, buy pre-sliced pork – the kind for Japanese barbecue ... of boiling water and stir to dissolve. Mix in the soy sauce, rice wine and mirin. Heat a small skillet ...