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Yurinchi / Chinese Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken is usually made using chicken thighs with the skin on.

Tsukune Japanese meatballs Take a look at the menu in any Japanese yakitori restaurant and you will be bound to see "Tsukune" on sale....

Chicken Omu Curry.

Steak Donburi with Wasabi Butter sauce I wouldn't describe myself as a big meat eater but every now and again I do like to indulge in a...

Simple and easy Daikon SaladRecipe.

Japanese savoury pancake is called Okonomiyaki in Japanese.

SPAM Musubi SPAM ...hmmm... it conjures up all sorts of reactions, doesn't it? In the UK, SPAM or "luncheon meat" as it also used to be called, was a mainstay of every lunchbox. Then, along came Monty Python with their SPAM comedy sketch and it became a bit of a joke to ask for SPAM to eat. Over on the other side of the world, people think of SPAM in a very different way. In South Korea, people love SPAM and serve it up in lots of different ways - in fact, one of Korea's nat

Non alcohol Christmas Kanten Jelly.

Sweet spring rolls for Christmas You don't need me to remind you that Christmas is fast approaching. Last year, for the first time I can...

Gyoza or Potstickers or Dumpling.

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

Corned Beef Katsu We all make errors of judgement. When my husband first suggested I make a katsu using corned beef, I thought..well, I thought a number of things, such as, "..duh, men.." & "..what does he know about cooking?" and "corned beef in a katsu..?" Well, I was wrong. I reluctantly tried this out and for sheer speed, convenience and taste, I'm not sure there is a katsu out there that beats this. Now, I admit, the thing is that to eat a corned beef katsu, you have

This blog is about Salmon Sashimi Poke Bowl.

Stir fried Corned Beef and Sugarsnaps This recipe takes me back to when my first English language cookbook was published in 1994. The book was called 'Japanese Cooking for Two' and this recipe - "Stir Fried Corned Beef and Sugar Snaps" was one of the recipes inside. You might be thinking that corned beef doesn't exactly sound Japanese but it has quite a history in Japan - there is even a Japanese Corned Beef Day - April 6th! Corned beef became popular after the end of the Se

This is a review of Heddon Yokocho ramen bar in London's West End in July 2021. All my restaurant reviews are unsponsored.

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

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

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

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

This is a quick side dish that's tasty and nutricious.