As someone who is Japanese-American, and makes Japanese food often, I make dashi on a fairly regular basis. I love dashi. I love using dashi. I hate that I always end up using the kombu once (mayyybe twice) and then throw it away. It seems like such a waste for…
I didn’t enjoy this type of dish when I was a little girl. But now I am older, and I enjoy it a lot. It is gentle to stomach, nutritious and lower in calories. I would enjoy this dish with freshly cooked rice, tofu miso soup, and grilled fish or…
This is another sea vegetable dish that I want to encourage people who are not familiar with them to try. Have a look at the ingredients. Olive Oil, Garlic, Chilli and Anchovy!!! It’s very Mediterranean which many people love. ‘Kombu’ (Kelp) is very nutritious and has no fishy smell. This…
I want to encourage people who are not familiar with sea vegetables to try them. Some types of sea vegetables, that I am trying not to call ‘seaweeds’, have slimy texture and fishy smell. It is probably smell of the sea, but I understand it might be challenging for some…
When you buy a bunch of celery, what do you use the leaves and thin stalks for? I have once introduced ‘Celery Leaves Tsukudani’ on this website. Here is another yummy ‘Tsukudani’ for you to try. Because I love this dish so much, I always buy celery by a large…
