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Japanese Cream Stew is easy to make - no need to make a separate bechamel sauce - and it's quite quick.

This is quite a modern recipe in Japan - I came across it on my last trip back home earlier this year.

Gyoza are also very popular in Japan although it might surprise you to learn that in Japan.

One of the most popular sandwiches you can buy (no surprise perhaps) is Japanese egg mayo sando. Try out this Japanese Egg Mayo Rolls sando

It's a very simple stir fry udon noodle dish that's easy to create and very quick to prepare.

The kaki (persimmon) ranks as one of my favourite fruits - it's soft, very sweet and has a beautiful mellow orange colour.

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

This blog item shows you how to make a batch of easy, quickly prepared Oven baked Spring Rolls.

Yaki Onigiri in Ochazuke reads as pan fried rice balls (the yaki onigiri bit) in a Japanese clear soup (the ochazuke bit).

I am a big fan of Vietnamese food - I love the lightness of the dishes and the subtle sweet and sour aromas of the food.

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

Japanese spaghetti napolitan or Japanese Ketchup Pasta.

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.

Easy and tasty Miso soup with Oyster mushroom and sugar snap.

Asian style Chicken Lettuce Wraps There's something about sharing finger food like these Chicken Lettuce Wraps with friends and family. I don't know exactly what it is - maybe it's the closer interaction over a communal bowl that brings people closer and the atmosphere a little more intimate. Whatever the particular chemistry is, I like it and I make these kind of sharing platters on a regular basis, sometimes just for the family but always when I have friends over for a get

My latest Japanese restaurant review took me to pastures new - Finsbury Park in London N4 to be exact.

Sweet Potato Mochi with Mozzarella You've probably heard of Japanese mochi - you know, the rice that has been pounded and pounded until it turns into a thick, white gooey paste. Mochi is a big part of Japanese food culture. It is traditionally eaten on New year's day - typically in a soup called Ozoni - to bring people strength and good health through the months of winter. But mochi doesn't have to be just about rice. This recipe shows you how to make mochi with sweet pota

Here's my take on a healthy Thai Tofu & Beanthread noodle salad.

This is easy tasty Chinese style Prawns recipe at your home.

This is easy recipe for Chicken Sukiyaki Donburi.