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..simple Shiso and Soy salad dressing..
Despite the best efforts of the British summer, my crop of shiso has really did me proud in 2021. I had several pots of the stuff growing...
A Japanese leaf garden (pt 1).
I have a love/hate relationship with Japanese shiso (which you might know as green perilla) - you know, those large sweet mint leaves...
A Japanese leaf garden (pt 2)
I hope you caught my recent post about growing the delicious Japanese leaf, shiso, in pt 1 of my leaf garden posts. Here in pt 2, I'm...
Shiso & mizuna salad.
If you've been following my blog, (and I hope you have!) you'll remember that I have been growing some Japanese salad veg this summer. In...
A Japanese leaf garden (pt3).
My final "grow your own" leaf vegetable this year is mitsuba, or Japanese parsley. Mitsuba is a versatile leaf - in fact it's more than a...
Daikon & Cucumber salad.
My daikon and cucumber salad makes an ideal detox dish if you feel you've been over-doing the calories recently and want a few days of...
Japanese simmered Burdock (or, a little bit of detox does you good).
Here's another dish to give your body a nutritional boost - simmered burdock and carrot, which in Japan, is called "kinpira gobo."...
Japanese Harusame beanthread noodle salad
Here's a light salad dish that's easy to make, healthy and, best of all, delicious!
Marinated Kabu & Choysum.
I don't think there can be any doubt that the Japanese love their veggies - it's not uncommon for a Japanese dinner to include 2 or 3...
Triple Mushroom salad with Ponzu dressing.
Mushrooms play a big part in Japanese cooking and if, like me, you are a mushroom lover, you'll always have one or two varieties on hand...
"Shio momi" Cabbage & Kelp salad.
Here's a really tasty way to enjoy cabbage....hello, are you still with me? Yes, cabbage. I know a lot of people associate cabbage with a...
Japanese Steak Salad with Onion sauce
This quick Japanese Steak salad is served with Japanese Onion Sauce.
Fried Tofu Salad with Tahini & Soy dressing.
I don't know about you but I love tahini - that lovely thick paste made from ground sesame seeds. The Japanese use sesame quite a lot in...
Tahini + Miso - the Ultimate Umami Fusion.
I am a big fan of combining Japanese ingredients with foods from other cultures. So the other day, I tried out a new sauce combining...
Hail the humble Turnip!
My latest post is another recipe designed to help you recover from the excesses of Christmas and New Year. This dish is called Simmered...
Broccoli with black Sesame.
Here's another simple vegetable side dish - Broccoli with black Sesame - that's packed with nutricious uber-goodness and top scoring in...
Aubergine /Eggplant with a spicy Soy sauce marinade.
Here's my latest recipe - fried aubergine in a spicy soy sauce marinade. I know aubergine (or you might know it as eggplant, melanzana,...
Japanese potato salad.
People tend to equate Japan with rice but potatoes (Imo as the Japanese call them) are a big part of the food culture. I remember looking...
"Sappari suru" Turnip & Smoked Salmon.
Have you ever come across the Japanese term, "sappari suru"? It means "refreshing" or "cleansing" as in when you come home after a hot...
Sweet Potato salad.
You may remember that I published a Japanese potato salad recipe a little while ago. Here's a variation on the theme using sweet potato...
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