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Spring rolls on a decorative plate, filled with cabbage and meat, garnished with cilantro, set against a blue and gold patterned cloth.

Oven baked Spring Rolls

This blog item shows you how to make a batch of easy, quickly prepared Oven baked Spring Rolls.

Chinese Style dishes

Stir-fried pork with cabbage and green bell peppers on a decorative red and white plate with floral patterns. Rich and appetizing.

Japanese style Hoi Ko Ro Pork and Cabbage Stir Fry

Japanese style Hoi Ko Ro Pork &and Cabbage Stir Fry recipe blog.

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Asian style Chicken Lettuce Wraps

There's something about sharing finger food like these Chicken Lettuce Wraps with friends and family. I don't know exactly what it is -...

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Stir fried prawns / Shrimp in sweet and sour sauce on green lettuce leaves on a white plate. Bowl of rice in decorative bowl in the background on dark surface.

Chinese style stir fried Spicy King Prawns

Chinese style stir fried Spicy King Prawns Along with tempura, IMO this dish is one of the best ways to eat king prawns - I've eaten this in Chinese restaurants in Japan since I was a child, so I guess it's ingrained as a Kurumi family favourite . Preparation is pretty minimal - a little marinading, some sauce and some frying - no more than 15 minutes from start to finish. I should point out that I used prepared king prawns in this recipe. If you buy unprepared prawns, the d

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Crispy fried chicken topped with scallions on a bed of lettuce, served on a blue and white patterned plate.

Yurinchi.. Chinese Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken

Yurinchi / Chinese Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken is usually made using chicken thighs with the skin on.

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Stir-fried pork with green and red bell peppers on a white plate. A bowl of rice partially visible in the background. Vibrant colors.

..Chinjao Rosu (Chinese style peppered pork)

Chinjao Rosu, like Gyoza and Ma Po"s Tofu is a Chinese origin dish which is so ingrained now in Japanese food culture that many Japanese...

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Stir-fried eggplant and leeks on a white plate with blue floral pattern. Wooden chopsticks and a striped napkin in the background.

Ma Po's Aubergine

Easy to make Ma Po's Aubergine recipe blog.

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Dumplings on a blue plate, one lifted with chopsticks, dipped in soy sauce. Dumplings are golden brown, creating a delicious scene.

Perfect Gyoza

Gyoza or Potstickers or Dumpling.

Japanese Pork dishes

Bowl of mapo tofu with tofu cubes, minced meat, and green onions in a patterned bowl, set against a dark background. Warm, appetizing.

Ma Po's Tofu

Ma Po's Tofu is a Sichuan dish which in its traditional form is quite oil and very spicy.

Chinese Style dishes

Golden-brown omelet topped with green peas in rich brown sauce on a white plate, creating a warm, inviting meal presentation.

Tenshindon

Japanese comfort food, tenshindon. Its easy to cook and tasty dish.

Chinese Style dishes

A plate of fried rice with peas, carrots, and chicken, garnished with a metal spoon. The dish is vibrant and appears appetizing.

Japanese style Chahan with Chicken

Japanese style Chahan with Chicken which is fried rice.

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A white plate with fresh green lettuce leaves and a bowl of minced meat, next to a spoon, on a dark surface.

Miso minced Pork in lettuce leaf wraps

Miso minced Pork in lettuce leaf wraps I love sharing platters of food with family & friends, don't you? I don't know what it is but there's something communal about eating with your hands that seems to bring people together. So, to me, these Miso minced Pork and Lettuce wraps are a kind of finger food heaven. You might think that the Japanese eat everything with chopsticks but we eat with our hands as well. If you want to, you can always eat sushi with your fingers! Miso

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