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Sliced raw beef, tofu, mushrooms, onion, leek and Chinese cabbages for Sukiyaki. The vibrant colors contrast against the dark background.

Meat and the Japanese

Meat and the Japanese.

Restaurant Review and Culture

Glass bowl with a colorful salad of cauliflower, red peppers, celery, chickpeas, and cilantro with cumin & honey dressing in a glass bowl on a dark countertop. Two metal spoons beside it.

Chickpea and Cauliflower Salad with Cumin and Honey Dressing

The two main ingredients in the salad are, as the title suggests, chickpeas and cauliflower.

Japanese salads

Patterned bowl with sliced chicken, lettuce, tomato, and greens on noodles. Blue and white design, dark background, fresh and colorful. Hiyashi chuka.

Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Dressing AKA Hiyashi Chuka

On a hot summer day, a bowl of noodles might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of lunch or dinner.

Japanese Summer dishes

Grilled Japanese teriyaki salmon and vegetable skewers on a plate, alongside a fresh green salad with leafy greens. Vibrant colors, appetizing presentation.

Teriyaki Salmon Skewers

Teriyaki Salmon Skewers are great recipe for barbecue or oven cooking.

Japanese Summer dishes

Colorful salad with cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, cucumbers, tofu, brown rice and sesame seeds on a white plate. Fork beside, bright setting.

Tofu and Brown Rice salad with Wasabi Soy dressing

This Tofu and Brown Rice salad with Wasabi Soy dressing is a delightful healthy dish with a Japanese flavour of dressing. This dish is also suitable for vegan.

Vegan dishes

Two crispy korokke with sauce on a plate, garnished with three cherry tomatoes and green leaves, set against a neutral background.

Oven baked Sweet Potato Korokke

Every food store in Japan sells them and mums in every kitchen turn them out in their millions every week.

Japanese Vegetable dishes

People stand outside a restaurant with a blue awning and a sign reading "MACHIYA." A wooden bench and information board are visible.

Machiya Restaurant, SW1..a review

My latest Japanese restaurant review took me to a place I've visited a couple of times before with friends - Machiya near London's Soho

Restaurant Review and Culture

A white plate of spaghetti Napolitan with sausages, bell peppers, herbs, and tomato ketchup sauce on a dark table. Sparse green garnish adds freshness.

The Ultimate Spaghetti Napolitan AKA Ketchup Pasta

Japanese spaghetti napolitan or Japanese Ketchup Pasta.

Japanese Fusion dishes

..Kinoko Donburi - Mushroom Rice Bowl..

I went to a restaurant not long ago - Machiya - in London's West End. One of the items on Machiya's menu was Kinokodon, which translates...

Two rice balls / Onigiri wrapped in seaweed on a decorative plate with a leaf pattern. Background has black and white striped cloth.

Onigiri - Tuna Mayo Riceballs

"Onigiri" - the humble riceball - is as old as rice cultivation itself in Japan

Japanese light meals

Katsu Sando

I like to think that if the Earl of Sandwich was alive and kicking today, he would rank the Japanese "sando" (that's the way the Japanese say "sandwich") up there with the best variations on his original idea.

Japanese Sando - sandwiches

Japanese pork ginger with onions called Shogayaki, white rice, and green salad on a white plate. Dish on a patterned tablecloth.

Japanese Pork Ginger - Shogayaki

Japanese Pork Ginger - Shogayaki as it is called in Japanese - is made in just about every home in Japan and there are some good reasons for that - it's easy to make, it's quick and everyone seems to love it.

Japanese Pork dishes