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Stir-fried chicken with bell peppers, onions, and snap peas over white rice on a plate. Vibrant colors and appetizing presentation. chicken chukadon.

Chinese style Chicken Chukadon

Chinese inspired dishes are normally labelled "chuka" which means "chinese-style" and this recipe is one such dish - Chinese style chicken donburi.

Chinese Style dishes

Japanese ochazuke made from a packet by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Ochazuke has come a long way

Ochazuke Hello everyone. You might have seen a post I made in January titled, "..a little detox anyone.?" The recipe was for " ochazuke " - a simple dish consisting of a bowl of rice in hot water with some fish and vegetable toppings. Ochazuke must be the oldest dish in Japanese history - it certainly goes back 1,000 + years. Apparently, it began because people hit upon the fact that they could make cooked rice that was a few days old more palatable by re-hydrating it. So, th

Japanese light meals

A white bowl of colorful fried rice with red and yellow peppers, corn, and cilantro garnish on a dark textured surface.

Japanese Curry Fried Rice

This is easy and quick to make Japanese Curry fried Rice recipe blog.

Japanese Curry dishes

Sweet Potato Salad

This is quick and easy sweet potato salad recipe.

Japanese salads

White bowl with rice, soft-boiled eggs, lentils, sweet potato, and green beans in curry sauce. Garnished with fresh cilantro on dark surface.

Japanese Torokeru Egg and Lentil Curry

I used S&B brand Torokuru curry cubes for making Japanese Egg and Lentil Curry.

Japanese Curry dishes

Kimchi Fried Rice

Easy and quick recipe for Kimuch Fried Rice.

Korean Style dishes

Colorful salad with edamame, green beans, red onion, and peppers in a blue-patterned bowl. Sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Simple but Soooo Good - Edamame salad

This is easy and quick Edamame Salad.

Japanese salads

A bowl of bibimbap with a fried egg on top, surrounded by mixed vegetables and ground meat, against a dark background.

South Korea's #1 Hit Dish Bibimbap

This bibimbap isn't very spicy but just right.

Korean Style dishes

Fresh salad in a glass bowl with fennel, red onion, apple, raisins, and parsley. Dark, textured background enhances colors.

My Fennel and Pear salad

This quick and easy Fennel and Pear Salad isn't Japanese salad but I love it.

Japanese salads

Edamame in a floral white bowl on a dark surface. Bright green pods and beans create a fresh, natural look.

Edamame - how to grow your own

How to grow your Edamame at home.

Grow and Make your own

https://www.kurumicooks.co.uk/recipes-10/teriyaki-chicken-poke-bowl

Chirashi zushi made easy

My easy version of Chirashi Sushi that I made for this post is a little different.

Japanese Seafood dishes

Sesame and Soya Milk Hotpot

Sesame and Soya Milk Hotpot When I first came to England (nearly thirty years ago, OMG!), soya milk was something you found in health food shops and just about nowhere else. Today, things are very different - you can find soya milk stocked in just about every supermarket and you have a choice of a whole heap of brands and flavours. I use soya milk as a dairy substitute and I also use it in cooking, so I thought I would put a soya milk dish on the website. Using soya milk in

Japanese Winter Dishes

Umami rich spaghetti with miso and tuna topped with parmesan cheese by kurumicooks delicious healthy and easy to make Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Calling all umami lovers! Miso Tuna spaghetti

Miso Tuna spaghetti Do you believe in serendipity? I know it doesn't happen very often, but I believe that sometimes, things do just fall into place. I was wondering what to make for supper the other day. One of my sons wanted spaghetti while the other wanted something Japanese. I could have just made something like a natto spaghetti or one using tarako fish eggs. After all, those are the two widely recognised Japanese spaghetti dishes, aren't they? But, I didn't have any nat

Japanese Fusion dishes