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Takoyaki is one f the street food in Japan. but you can also make Takoyaki at home.

Do you know the health benefits of natto? Natto Linguine.

This is a review of 6 Japanese restaurants in London's West End in 2019. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

Kanten is vegan jelly and healthy.

Egg and Avocado Onigirazu.

Okonomiyaki with Bacon. I make lots of different okonomiyaki, some just with veg, some with meat as well as some "fusion-yaki" like one with a cheddar cheese filling

cheese and sundried tomato scones if i ever go back to live in japan, one thing i shall surely miss from my life in the uk is the cheese. you see, japan doesn't really do cheese - of course, you can buy cheese in japan but it tends to be the rather bland, waxy processed sort that comes in slices. since i came to the uk 30 years ago, i have become a lover of all sorts of cheese. in fact, most japanese people who live abroad for any time in a "cheesy place" tend to fall in lov

Here's my latest vegetable Japanese curry recipe. I used the hot version of "Golden" vegetable curry cubes for this dish.

Korean savoury pancake - Pajeon My latest recipe is korea's favourite pancake - the pajeon (pa = spring onion, jeon = pancake.) At its...

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

Onigirazu.

My recipe this week is a Japanese classic - Japanese beef bowl AKA Gyudon - which translates rather simply as "beef bowl".

This Tofu Katsu Curry combines healthy tofu and popular curry.

Quick and easy Japanese Tuna and Red Onion Salad recipe blog.

How to make Large sushi Roll without using raw fish. I use Teriyaki chicken for this large sushi rolls and it works!

Quail egg croquettes I'm quite partial to a Japanese potato croquette now and again - they remind me of my childhood in Japan, so they're a little trip down memory lane. Over time, I've developed a few twists on the standard croquette and here is one of them - quail's egg croquettes. My family used to eat quail's eggs a lot when I was a child but they have become less popular in Japan which is a shame because they are as versatile as a chicken egg (although I do admit that pe

3 Japanese stocks which is suitable for vegan and vegetarian.

Takikomi Gohan Japanese rice doesn't have to be a sidekick dish - mixed with flavourings and vegetables, it can be a one pot show stopper all by itself - the Japanese call this dish " takikomi gohan ", (literally, steamed mixed rice). The rice is steamed in a broth of soy sauce, cooking sake and mirin under a bed of vegetables. I've used chicken and mushroom in this recipe but you can use other vegetables and/or exclude the meat component. Takikomi gohan is delicious eaten ho

Chopsticks are just something you eat with, no?

Steamed tea cup is a literal translation for what the Japanese call "chawanmushi". (chawan = tea cup, mushi = steamed)