Steak with a glossy dark crust with side of potato, mushrooms, and microgreens - Burcu Atalay Tankut/Getty Images As you might guess from the name, lacquering, when used as a culinary term, refers to ...

*This presentation will be conducted in Japanese with English translation. Jōhana maki-e﹙城端蒔紜﹚, also known as Jōhana lacquering or Jigōemon lacquering, is a unique curiosity in the world of fine and ...

As you might guess from the name, lacquering, when used as a culinary term, refers to the highly glossy finish that you sometimes see on meat. That shiny glaze comes from a sticky, sugar-enhanced ...