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Here's my recipe for a dish called Daigaku Imo in Japanese which literally translates as "university potato". There are various stories...

The Japanese love their eggplant (or nasu as it's called locally). It's far more a part of Japanese cookery than it is here in the UK,...

Here's a big question for you. Are food likes and dislikes inherited or based on the environment? The reason I ask is that both my...

How to make Japanese Cold soba with summer vegetables.

My latest post is another recipe designed to help you recover from the excesses of Christmas and New Year. This dish is called Simmered...

We're approaching the end of January and for anyone out there on a diet or a detox, here's another healthy, light dish for you to try -...

Here's another simple vegetable side dish - Broccoli with black Sesame - that's packed with nutricious uber-goodness and top scoring in...

Here's my latest recipe - fried aubergine in a spicy soy sauce marinade. I know aubergine (or you might know it as eggplant, melanzana,...

Japanese Aubergine Katsu Curry Aubergine is one of my favourite vegetables and I think there is no better way to serve it than as a katsu - that is, deep fried in panko breadcrumbs. IMHO, deep frying aubergine in panko lifts it to another level - you get the lovely soft flesh on the inside but a nice crunchy coating on the outside - yum -nothing more, nothing less. While aubergine katsu is great by itself, it also goes brilliantly with a curry sauce. I used the S&B brand Gol

Have you ever come across the Japanese term, "sappari suru"? It means "refreshing" or "cleansing" as in when you come home after a hot...

The daikon (AKA white radish or mooli) is a much beloved vegetable in Japan - you'll find it featured in many classic Japanese woodblock...

It seems difficult to believe now, but time was when butter was almost unknown in Japan. I admit I'm going back a few years but even in...

I used carrot and celery as burdock root isn't that easy to find where I live in the UK as it is in Japan.