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Japanese Onion sauce.
You may have seen this recipe already on my blog with my Japanese Steak salad and Onion sauce dish. I am posting it separately as well...
Daigaku Imo - Japanese brain food?
Here's my recipe for a dish called Daigaku Imo in Japanese which literally translates as "university potato". There are various stories...
Eggplant & Pepper Nabe Shigi.
The Japanese love their eggplant (or nasu as it's called locally). It's far more a part of Japanese cookery than it is here in the UK,...
Pan fried Celery & Shimeji with Bonito flakes.
Here's a big question for you. Are food likes and dislikes inherited or based on the environment? The reason I ask is that both my...
Berry fruit Kanten.
Serving a chilled dish of kanten in Japan is a true sign that summer has arrived - when the mercury is into the thirties and the cicadas...
Lotus Root crisps (or is that chips?)
I am sure you're all aware that American potato chips become crisps when you set foot in the UK and it probably doesn't come as a...
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...
Tofu Skewers in Miso Tahini sauce.
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...
Coffee Kanten with Whipped cream.
Do you remember a recipe for berry fruits kanten that I posted a few weeks ago? I'm a fan of kanten because it's easy to use, versatile,...
Two layer fruit Kanten.
Hello everyone. Here's my latest offering - a kanten based dessert made in two layers. For anyone who hasn't come across kanten before,...
Kurumi's Halloween Croquettes.
With Halloween not far away, I thought I would post another recipe on a Halloween theme. Last week, I posted a recipe for Halloween...
Sweet Potato Miso Soup.
Today, I'm posting one of my favourite miso soup recipes - sweet potato miso soup. This is a great combination - the sweet potato...
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,...
Takikomi rice.
Rice hasn't alway been a cheaply available staple in Japan. Centuries ago, rice was an expensive commodity, so much so that the Japanese...
Wasabi Rocket - how to grow your own.
I don't know if you're well acquainted with wasabi rocket. If you are, maybe like me, you are a recent convert. Earlier this year, I was...
Daikon in Miso sauce.
The daikon (AKA white radish or mooli) is a much beloved vegetable in Japan - you'll find it featured in many classic Japanese woodblock...
Japanese chocolate mousse.
Chocolate desserts probably wouldn't be high on your list if you were asked to name Japanese foods but the Japanese actually consume more...
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