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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...

Have you ever come across the Japanese term, "sappari suru"? It means "refreshing" or "cleansing" as in when you come home after a hot...

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...

Well, summer is here so I thought I would prepare one of my favorite summer dishes - edamame salad. When you picture edamame, you...

I know what you're thinking - how can a fennel & pear salad be Japanese? Simple answer - it isn't - but one of my Japanese friends asked...

I've never met a soul who doesn't like edamame, have you? They are truly at their best eaten freshly picked straight out of the garden -...

It seems difficult to believe now, but time was when butter was almost unknown in Japan. I admit I'm going back a few years but even in...

So what exactly is a Hamburg steak? I hear you ask. The answer is very simple. Take away the bun from a hamburger and you're left...

For all you cod lovers out there, my good friend Yumiko Nikaido's latest recipe should get your vote - pan fried cod in a yuzu butter...

I think it's beyond dispute that we need to maintain our five-a-day veggie regime especially now we are enduring the dark, chilly days...