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This dish takes about 25 minutes from the work surface to the table and that includes the time to drain the water out of the tofu, so not only is it healthy and delicious, it's quick and quite simple too. What's not to like about that?

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...

Miso soup must be the most popular dish in Japan. At least half the Japanese population drink miso soup three times or more every week. ...

Sweet & sour fried Tofu is a variant on the ubiquitous Chinese recipe, sweet and sour pork. Using tofu makes the dish more healthy and,...

i need to get this out of my system. Why do search engines not allow an apostrophe? It's sooo annoying. Why do I ask? Well, so many...

I can't think of a more popular Japanese food at the moment than curry. The thing with a Japanese curry is that you have to "get it" -...

Happy St. Valentine's day everyone! If you want to serve something special for your loved one tonight, I can't think of anything better...

If there's one complaint I hear about tofu, it's about the taste, or rather the lack of it. But I think that's the great thing about tofu...

If you haven't already noticed, I am a big fan of one bowl donburi dishes (a donburi being a bed of steamed rice on top of which a...

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...

I'm in Japan at the moment visiting friends and family. Before I left, I developed a really nice Miso Tahini sauce which I thought would...

My latest post is another recipe designed to help you recover from the excesses of Christmas and New Year. This dish is called Simmered...