Looking for a delicious and slightly sweet way to celebrate the holidays? Well, look no further. Because in this post you’re gonna learn about one of my favorite Japanese desserts – Japanese Christmas cake. And if you haven’t yet, make sure to watch the video all the way to the end. You’ll see exactly how …
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Love a good rice bowl? If not, let this be your first! This could be your new favorite one-dish meal, full of flavor, color and nutrition. This has been on my rotation for years because it’s not only simple to make, but tastes delicious too! You might have read in my previous post about ankake …
Nimono (煮物) means ‘simmered thing’ in Japanese. And while most vegetables can be simmered, the inherent sweetness and creaminess naturally found in kabocha makes for one of the best simmered dishes you may ever make. It’s delicious when served warm and also served cold as part of your obento (お弁当 box lunch). This kabocha nimono …
Here is a simple recipe for you to try using king salmon. You can prepare this in advance to get the flavor of the marinade into the fish. You can also set aside the marinade, mirinzuke, and add while cooking for more flavor. If you decide not to cook it after two days of storing, …
King Salmon Mirinzuke and Shiokojiyaki 鮭の味醂付けと塩こうじ焼き Read More »
Today we are making a noodle dish, yakiudon which is a stir-fry noodle dish similar to yakisoba. The huge difference is only the type of noodles that is being used. We made this dish meat-free and used tofu to add more flavor to the dish. Alternatively, you can also add meat or any other vegetables …
Iridoufu is essentially a tofu scramble. You can add all the things you normally might add to an omelette or scrambled egg, and you can even include eggs too. We kept this tofu dish meat-free (vegan) by using vegetable dashi. if you can’t get vegetable dashi, you can use 1/4 tsp-1/2 tsp better than bouillon …
Today we will make another rice bowl recipe that you can make at home. This time, we will use chicken, egg and of course, steamed rice. What is oyakudon? Oyakudon is a chicken and egg rice bowl wherein the chicken is simmered together with dashi, mirin, and shouyu and then with egg. Its very simple …
Today, what we’re gonna be doing is making a mizuna salad using shiokoji and some other ingredients like extra virgin olive oil, some champagne vinegar, and some freshly-squeezed lemon juice, and maybe some salt, and a little bit of white pepper. What is shiokoji? Shiokoji is fermented rice with salt and adds a natural umami …
Today, what we will be making is a simple and quick Japanese-style pasta salad using macaroni pasta. Macaroni salad, Japanese-style What makes this macaroni pasta unique is that we’re using quite a lot of ingredients. I usually don’t put all these different seasonings in. But I thought the flavor turned out quite good Also, Japanese …
Today, what we’re gonna be doing is making a Japanese-style salad dressing. One of my favorites because it has onion! Sometimes, I like to put a little bit of chicken in, or a protein, like tofu, into the salads to make it a complete meal But today, we’re just gonna do it as a side …
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