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Plate of white rice with Chicken and Butternut curry and carrots on a placemat, with okra and tomatoes in the background.

Plate of white rice with Chicken and Butternut curry and carrots on a placemat, with okra and tomatoes in the background.

Chicken and Butternut Curry

Chicken and Butternut Curry recipe using a pressure cooker (electric).

Japanese Curry dishes

Two miso glazed grilled cod fillets on a patterned plate with snap peas, close-up tabletop food presentation

Two miso glazed grilled cod fillets on a patterned plate with snap peas, close-up tabletop food presentation

Miso Cod - Air Fryer method

Miso cod has becoming relatively common here in the UK. Air fryer method.

Japanese Seafood dishes

Smoked salmon salad with grapefruit, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and toast on a glass plate over a blue placemat

Smoked salmon salad with grapefruit, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and toast on a glass plate over a blue placemat

Grapefruit Smoked Salmon Salad

Grapefruit Smoked Salmon Salad Recipe Blog. You will find that the combination of grapefruit with smoked salmon is really delicious.

Japanese salads

Two layered strawberry and matcha latte drinks in glasses on a dark table, with ivy in the background.

Two layered strawberry and matcha latte drinks in glasses on a dark table, with ivy in the background.

Strawberry Matcha Latte

A perfect chilled Strawberry Matcha Latte drink for summer.

Sweet and Dessert dishes

ZAKU KNIVES store interior with wall displays of knives, customers browsing, and neon sign reading SHARPEN YOUR EDGE.

ZAKU KNIVES store interior with wall displays of knives, customers browsing, and neon sign reading SHARPEN YOUR EDGE.

A Pilgrimage to ZAKU Knives, Kappabashi

ZAKU Knives, Kappabashi I recently visited ZAKU Knives in Kappabashi, Tokyo’s famous kitchenware district, just west of Asakusa and near by Ueno, in Tokyo. If you are interested in buying a Japanese kitchen knife, Kappabashi is the best place to visit and browse. So I was invited to come to the ZAKU Knives store. The company has two stores in Tokyo, one in Kappabashi and one in Asakusa. Their shops are a nirvana for chefs or if you just love the quality and craftmanships of

Restaurant Review and Culture

Colorful mango salad with carrots, tomatoes, green beans, and cilantro on a striped plate. Silver utensils on a dark surface.

Colorful mango salad with carrots, tomatoes, green beans, and cilantro on a striped plate. Silver utensils on a dark surface.

Thai style Mango Salad

This quick and easy salad dish is tasty but not spicy.

Thai and Vietnamese Style dishes

Bowl of Tantan ramen with creamy broth, minced meat, greens, and sliced white onions on a red patterned tablecloth.

Bowl of Tantan ramen with creamy broth, minced meat, greens, and sliced white onions on a red patterned tablecloth.

Tantan Ramen

Tantan Ramen is know as Tantanmen in Japan.

Japanese One Bowl Meals

Sushi pieces arranged on a white plate, filled with rice, crab sticks, cucumber, and other ingredients. The setting is minimal and elegant.

Sushi pieces arranged on a white plate, filled with rice, crab sticks, cucumber, and other ingredients. The setting is minimal and elegant.

Futomaki Large Sushi Rolls

Why not try making your own sushi at home? Futomaki sushi rolls also make great finger food at a party or other social event.

Sushi, Chirashi, Poke Bowl, Rice

Plate of Japanese beef nikujaga with potatoes, carrots, and green beans on a patterned dish. The dark background enhances the colorful food.

Plate of Japanese beef nikujaga with potatoes, carrots, and green beans on a patterned dish. The dark background enhances the colorful food.

Japanese Simmered Beef and Potatoes - Nikujaga

Nikujaga is one of the home cooking dishes in Japan.

Japanese Beef and Lamb dishes

Blue-patterned bowl of rice with green onions, sesame seeds, and vegetables, set on a dark surface. Another dish seen partially in the background. Kashiwa meshi in Japanese.

Blue-patterned bowl of rice with green onions, sesame seeds, and vegetables, set on a dark surface. Another dish seen partially in the background. Kashiwa meshi in Japanese.

Takikomi Gohan with Chicken - Kashiwa Meshi

Japanese rice dish Takikomi Gohan with Chicken is called Kashiwa meshi originally from Kyushu in Japan.

Japanese Chicken dishes

Bowl of Japanese onion soup with melted cheese and black pepper, on a woven placemat with a spoon beside it. Warm, cozy setting.

Bowl of Japanese onion soup with melted cheese and black pepper, on a woven placemat with a spoon beside it. Warm, cozy setting.

Japanese Onion Soup

This is my twist on French Onion Soup and Japanese miso soup.

Japanese Fusion dishes

Jacketed potato topped with sliced sausages, shredded cheese, and a rich Japanese curry on a white plate. Dark background with a napkin.

Jacketed potato topped with sliced sausages, shredded cheese, and a rich Japanese curry on a white plate. Dark background with a napkin.

Jacket Potato with Japanese Curry

Jacket Potato with Japanese Curry is a great dish for an autumn or winter's day when you need something a bit soulful and warming.

Japanese Fusion dishes

Two shrimp tempura Musubi rice balls on a decorative plate with floral patterns, set against a dark background. The rolls are wrapped in seaweed.

Two shrimp tempura Musubi rice balls on a decorative plate with floral patterns, set against a dark background. The rolls are wrapped in seaweed.

Prawn Tempura Musubi Rice Balls - Onigiri

This recipe combines two of Japan's most famous foods - the humble musubi rice ball - Onigiri and prawn tempura.

Japanese light meals

Rice balls - Onigiri wrapped in seaweed resembling mummies on a plate, set on an orange spiderweb-patterned background. Spooky Halloween theme.

Rice balls - Onigiri wrapped in seaweed resembling mummies on a plate, set on an orange spiderweb-patterned background. Spooky Halloween theme.

Halloween Mummy Rice Balls - Onigiri

Halloween Mummy rice balls, or Onigiri as the Japanese call them.

Japanese light meals

A plate of Japanese creamy chicken stew with broccoli, potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms on a white plate, silver spoon, and red napkin.

A plate of Japanese creamy chicken stew with broccoli, potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms on a white plate, silver spoon, and red napkin.

Japanese Cream Stew

Japanese Cream Stew is easy to make - no need to make a separate bechamel sauce - and it's quite quick.

Japanese Winter Dishes

A white bowl of egg drop soup with spring onions, enoki and tomatoes on a dark plate. Green chopsticks lie beside it on a textured surface.

A white bowl of egg drop soup with spring onions, enoki and tomatoes on a dark plate. Green chopsticks lie beside it on a textured surface.

Miso Soup with Egg Tomato and Enoki

This is quite a modern recipe in Japan - I came across it on my last trip back home earlier this year.

Japanese Soups and Stocks

Fried chicken with green onion garnish, mixed greens, and cherry tomatoes on a blue patterned plate, set on a blue placemat.

Fried chicken with green onion garnish, mixed greens, and cherry tomatoes on a blue patterned plate, set on a blue placemat.

Fried Chicken with Spring Onion and Lemon

Chicken breasts are a great high protein, low fat option for your diet.

Japanese Chicken dishes

Beetroot and Daikon Salad with green beans and mint on a decorative white plate. Floral background, light and fresh ambiance.

Beetroot and Daikon Salad with green beans and mint on a decorative white plate. Floral background, light and fresh ambiance.

Beetroot and Daikon Salad

This Beetroot and Daikon Salad recipe features three vegetables, beetroot, daikon and green beans.

Japanese salads

Onigiri with peas, egg and peas on a white plate with blue designs. A blue teapot in the background on a dark surface.

Onigiri with peas, egg and peas on a white plate with blue designs. A blue teapot in the background on a dark surface.

Onigiri with Bacon Egg and Peas

Japanee savoury rice balls, locally known as onigiri or o-musubi could lay claim to the title of the world's oldest convenience food.

Japanese light meals

Plate of golden-brown gyoza dumplings with cilantro on a blue floral dish. Beside it, a small white bowl of orange dipping sauce.

Plate of golden-brown gyoza dumplings with cilantro on a blue floral dish. Beside it, a small white bowl of orange dipping sauce.

Shallow fried Chicken Gyoza

Gyoza are also very popular in Japan although it might surprise you to learn that in Japan.

Japanese Chicken dishes

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