Loading… Shabu Shabu, is a popular Japanese hotpot dish, comprising of an assortment of vegetables and paper-thin meats being cooked in a special broth. The name of the dish is supposed to represent the sound and action of thinly sliced meat being swished with chopsticks in the hotpot. Cooking…
I was both looking forward greatly to this donut (because it’s lemon!) and wary about how it was going to be (because, Japanese). I am not a huge eater of donuts, but I did find that packaged donuts in Japan had some very predictable problems. It’s not that American shelf-stable…
Bean sprouts are called moyashi in Japanese. It takes less than 10 min to prepare this recipe, so it is great when you need a quick side dish! Yield: 2 servings Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 1 1/4 lb Bean sprouts 2 sticks of celery (chopped) 1 cup…
Japanese: Spinach sesame salad. Spinach is loaded with calcium and iron, and is a great source of fiber. We like this recipe because spinach provides so many nutrients in a such a small package. Yield: 2 servings Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 bunch of spinach (hourensou) Spices…
This is a Japanese deep-fried chicken.(“tatsuta-age” means a Japanese deep-fried technic.) It is similar to “Tori no kara-age“.Different point of them are(1) In case of tatsuta-age chicken, chicken pieces are soaked in sauce, before those are coated with potato starch. (2)In case of tatsuta-age, chicken pieces are coated with potato…
Karei is a kind of flat, tasty white fish; “nitsuke” is a popular simmering technique used in many Japanese dishes which infuses the main ingredients with soy sauce and sugar. I recommend eating this dish with steamed rice. Yield: 2 servings Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 2 karei…
The Japanese people love corn soup. Almost every family style restaurant serves corn soup and many varieties can be found in grocery stores. Corn soup dispensers can even be found in our internet cafes next to the coffee and soft drinks! Yield: 4 servings Time: 15 minutes…
Kazunoko means herring roe.It is dried under the sun, or pickled in salt.Those roes are very small, but adheres and became lump.It has a pleasant unique texture. This photo is herring roe sushi.Herring roe is put on oblong shaped sushi rice which is formed by hand.And those are bound with…
Chicken is low in calories so it’s very good if you’re on a diet. Also, vinegar is a great antidote for fatigue, so this recipe is a perfect cool, summer appetizer. Yield: 4 servings Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 3 chicken breast fillets 4 cucumbers (julienne-cut) 2 celery…
One of my students used to come for her lessons after working and it was close to dinner time. This sometimes benefitted me because she would bring some treats with her and share them with me as we talked. I would ask her occasionally if she was hungry during the…
In Japan, we call Vietnamese spring rolls “Nama Harumaki”. As in the U.S. and other countries, it is a common dish in Japanese restaurants. I did a very basic recipe here, but you can get creative and add cream cheese, avocado or smoked salmon to spice things up. Spring rolls…
Ah, Japanese mixed rice. There are so many variations, and they’re all so tasty and easy to prepare. So why isn’t this dish a standard in every American home? It should be. I’ve talked about Japanese mixed rice before (here, here and here), but just came across a number…
This is a simple and delicious Japanese desert. Japanese sweet potatoes are called “satsumaimo”. They are very sweet and soft. Satsuaimo are used frequently in Japanese cuisine, prepared in a variety of ways and dishes: in cakes, chocolates, chips, grilled, and steamed. Source – Read entire story here
This is a salmon roe sushi.Ikura means salmon roe.It has a rich taste. Gunkan-maki(gunkanmaki) is a style of nigiri-zushi.Hand formed sushi rice is surrounded with nori.And Ikura is toped on the rice.Nori works just like a wall, so ikura is set on the rice. Source – Read entire story here
Chicken Karaage is a very common Japanese home cooking recipe and many Japanese restaurants in countries all over the world have it on the menu.Very simple and tasty!! Yield: 4 servings Time: 50 minutes Ingredients 3/4 lb chicken (cut into 1 1/2″ pieces) 1/2 oz ginger (ground)…
My friends and I have an inside joke about corn. I’m not exactly certain how this happened, but it is a lot like being a Monty Python fan. The more you say something, the funnier it becomes, but only to you and everyone else thinks you’re a dip. So, it’s…
Japanese: Kabocha no nimono. “Nimono” is the word for food that is boiled and seasoned. Kabocha is a Japanese pumpkin. Kansai people call it “kabocha no taitan”. Pumpkins have lots of vitamins and dietary fibers. You can eat many pumpkins this way because it is very soft and sweet. Source…
Yawata maki uses either unagi (eel) or beef to wrap gobo and other vegetables in a little roll. Gobo is a root vegetable, which is a metaphor for a healthy and stable life. Yield: 2 people Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1/3 lb sliced beef 1/3 gobo (4″ thin…
