It's a dish that in Japan is made with very thinly sliced pork and is called Enoki no Niku Maki - Meat Wrapped Enoki.

You start with a large aubergine (eggplant), one of Japan's most popular vegetables - called nasu in Japanese

Rice burgers were a great idea, especially if you found dry, spongey burger buns a bit of a disappointment.

Christmas lunch is a great British institution - roast turkey with all the trimmings - roast potatoes, brussel sprouts, stuffing, gravy.

Sukiyaki grade beef with other sukiyaki ingredients As a Japanese living in London, I am always struck by the big cultural difference in...

When you think Japanese curry, you probably think Japanese curry cubes and who would blame you? Most of the Japanese curry recipes you'll...

You probably associate the word "sukiyaki" with beef - that is after all a classic Japanese meat dish and one of the first dishes that...

I spent my last birthday in Japan and to celebrate, I went with my family to a local Chinese restaurant. This is what I ate there -...

Take a look at the menu in any Japanese yakitori restaurant and you will be bound to see "Tsukune" on sale. "So what exactly is a...

Most people probably don't associate curry with the Japanese but a recent food survey in Japan suggested that curry and rice is the...

I wouldn't describe myself as a big meat eater but every now and again I do like to indulge in a good steak. One of my favourite ways of...

SPAM ...hmmm... it conjures up all sorts of reactions, doesn't it? In the UK, SPAM or "luncheon meat" as it also used to be called, was a...

Hand on heart - this is currently my favourite family curry. It's a perfect winter curry dish and although a little more time consuming...

Ma Po's Aubergine recipe blog.

Tonkatsu must be Japan's most popular meat dish. It's a relatively recent addition to the country's national menu having only become...

One of the great culinary gifts of China to Japan must be gyoza or as the Chinese say, jiaozi. In the West, gyoza go by the name...

We all make errors of judgement. When my husband first suggested I make a katsu using corned beef, I thought..well, I thought a number of...

This recipe takes me back to when my first English language cookbook was published in 1994. The book was called 'Japanese Cooking for...

If you like pork, chances are that the pork loin will be one of your favourite cuts. The meat is one of the leanest pork cuts you'll find...

I live in the UK, so there aren't many days when the gets so hot that you can't stomach the idea of hot food. In Japan however, summer...