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Exterior of Sanjugo restaurant with neon signs and a person seen through the window. Brick facade and warm lighting set a cozy mood.

Sanjugo Japanese restaurant, London N1 --a review

Our review Sanjugo Japanese restaurant in London, N1.

Restaurant Review and Culture

Plate of rice and curry with meatballs, broccoli, and carrots. A "Golden Curry" box is visible in the background. Fork and spoon on side.

Golden Meatball Curry

This is the one of Japanese curry recipe and I used meatball using Golden curry cubes.

Japanese Curry dishes

Tofu cubes with green Shiso herbs sit in soy sauce on a blue patterned plate over a dark, woven surface.

simple Shiso and Soy salad dressing

This is a Japanese dressing using Shiso leaves. Shiso and Soy salad dressing.

Grow and Make your own

Vegetable Gyoza

Vegetable Gyoza I am sure I am not alone in being very, very partial to Gyoza. (AKA Chinese dumplings, AKA Potstickers.) I probably eat gyoza at least once a fortnight and if I am in the mood to be nice and offer my family a choice of evening meal, gyoza are usually somewhere near the top of the list when the hands go up. If you've read any of my restaurant reviews, you'll also know that I regard gyoza as one of my "acid tests" for restaurant quality. I have to admit that I f

Japanese Vegetable dishes

Blue awning of "Abeno Japanese Restaurant" with text "EST. 1992". Beige building, outdoor benches, flowers, and displayed menu. Bright setting.

Abeno Japanese Okonomiyaki restaurant, London WC1 -- a review

Japanese restaurant review

Restaurant Review and Culture

Japanese Tonkatsu or fried cutlet with sauce, served on a white plate with shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes. Bright, appetizing presentation.

Can you resist a Tonkatsu?

Tonkatsu must be Japan's most popular meat dish.

Japanese Pork dishes

Yellow storefront of Taro Japanese Restaurant with illustrated face, chairs, tables outside, and contact number displayed on the sign.

Taro Japanese restaurant in London N3 --a review

This is a review of Taro Japanese restaurant in Finchley, North ondon in July 2021. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

Restaurant Review and Culture

Miso marinated Pork loins

Miso marinated Pork loins If you like pork, chances are that the pork loin will be one of your favourite cuts. The meat is one of the...

Japanese Pork dishes

Homemade Japanese takoyaki octopus balls by kurumicooks tasty easy authentic Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

have fun with a Takoyaki maker

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

Japanese Seafood dishes

Bento box with sushi, sashimi, cooked meat on rice, edamame, and bean sprouts. Orange and green accents. Soy sauce and wasabi included.

6 Japanese restaurants in London - a review

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

Restaurant Review and Culture

Sliced Korean pancake with green onions on a white plate, accompanied by a bowl of soy sauce with sesame seeds, set on a dark surface.

Korean savoury pancake - Pajeon

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

Korean Style dishes

Bowl of mapo tofu with tofu cubes, minced meat, and green onions in a patterned bowl, set against a dark background. Warm, appetizing.

Ma Po's Tofu

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

Chinese Style dishes

Tofu katsu + Japanese curry = Food Heaven

This Tofu Katsu Curry combines healthy tofu and popular curry.

Japanese Curry dishes

Golden-brown omelet topped with green peas in rich brown sauce on a white plate, creating a warm, inviting meal presentation.

Tenshindon

Japanese comfort food, tenshindon. Its easy to cook and tasty dish.

Chinese Style dishes

Colorful salad with lettuce, beans, squash, tomatoes, red onions, nuts, and seeds on a white plate. Fresh and vibrant presentation.

Japanese roasted Pumpkin salad

Here's another recipe featuring Japanese pumpkin, AKA kabocha.

Japanese salads

Colorful stir-fry with lotus root, bell peppers, and snow peas in a white bowl with a spoon. Bright and fresh appearance.

Stir fried Lotus Root

Japanese easy stir fry vegetables.

Japanese Vegetable dishes

Curried Okra

Curried Okra This is the final dish in my "Japanese feast" feature which I started last week. You might recall that the other dishes were grilled & salted mackerel and stir fried lotus root. I must admit this dish sounds a little creepy in English, (old lady's fingers) but in Japan, it's simply known as "okra". It isn't indigenous to Japan but it is certainly popular and very easy to grow there. It's also a cinch to make this Curried Okra dish. Together with the mackerel and

Japanese Curry dishes

Pumpkin kabocha squash, aubergine, carrot, shiso oba green perilla tempura by kurumicooks easy tasty healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking and food for your kitchen

Vegetable Tempura

Delicious vegetable tempura.

Tempura dishes

Pumpkin scones in a bowl with a carved jack-o'-lantern behind, creating a cozy Halloween ambiance. Dark background enhances mood.

Japanese Halloween Pumpkin scones

Pumpkin Kabocha Scones Younger Japanese (and not a few older ones) love Halloween. Millions of people strut their spooky stuff in Tokyo, Osaka and other cities in Japan on Halloween night - if you're ever in Japan over Halloween, you have to go and take a look - you'll never have seen anything like it! On a related note, I've been using some of my home grown Japanese kabocha pumpkins on perfecting a pumpkin scone recipe - if you've never tried pumpkin scones, I think you're i

Sweet and Dessert dishes