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Japanee savoury rice balls, locally known as onigiri or o-musubi could lay claim to the title of the world's oldest convenience food.

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

Sakuraco - delicious Japanese gift boxes from Japan.

Here is a delicious dish for a chilly day - Salmon and Turnip Gratin.

Omusoba is another one of those Japanese fusion dishes where the title says it all...well almost...

Japanese donburi of stir fried pork and aubergine / eggplant flavoured with a rich, umami-full miso sauce.

Okonomiyaki with Cheddar Cheese If you read my blog, you'll know that my family are okonomiyaki fans. We're also cheese fans, so I thought, why not combine okonomiyaki and cheese? Now I'll admit that cheese isn't the first thing you might think of when you think of Japanese food but I find it makes a great ingredient in a lot of Japanese dishes and that's certainly the case when you add it to an okonomiyaki. Adding 80 - 100g of good cheddar cheese enriches the flavour and pro

Hiyashi Chuka - Japanese Cold Ramen Noodles I live in the UK, so there aren't many days when the gets so hot that you can't stomach the...

Just like marmite in the UK, natto is a food that divides opinions in Japan - you either love it or you hate it. So what exactly is...

Japanese meat balls - Niku Dango Here's a recipe which sounds better in Japanese, "niku dango", than in English - plain old meat balls! But Japanese meat balls - Niku Dango are actually far from plain - they're made of minced pork cooked in a sweet soy sauce. They'll grace any dinner table or you can just pop them in a lunch box for a nourishing midday meal. Alternatively, you can also put these on skewers & cook them over the barbecue. I've truly never come across anyone w