This ‘Prawn & Egg Fried Rice’ is not a particularly special dish, but I like lettuce leaves in it. Many people do not cook lettuce. Why don’t you try cooking lettuce? The crispy lettuce adds a fantastic texture to the fried rice. Cos lettuce or Iceberg lettuce are recommended. Makes…
Bring some of the most loved flavours in Japanese summertime cuisine into your home with this easy to make unagi donburi. The sweet caramelised sauce drizzled over perfectly grilled unagi and served over a bowl of warm rice will make any Japanese food lover mouth water! Source Source – Read…
This light and healthy congee is flavoured with seven different herbs. Get the recipe for Japanese Seven Herb Rice Congee (Nanakusa Gayu). Recipe by Asian Inspirations. Source Source – Read entire story here
I am going to share a simple but very versatile ‘Spring Onion & Garlic Sauce’. To make the sauce, you need five ingredients that are Spring Onion, Garlic, Sesame Oil, Salt and White Pepper. Depending on the dish you use the sauce for, you can add Vinegar, Lemon/Lime Juice, Sesame…
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I do love mushrooms and the best mushroom I have ever tasted was my grandmother’s meaty Shiitake. She used to grow Shiitake in a wood near her house and my family was lucky to enjoy the harvest. Whatever way they were cooked, those mushrooms were so chewy and crunchy and…
I recommend you to stock at least a bag of Spaghetti in your kitchen. Canned Tuna are often on sale at supermarkets, stock them as well. Already washed and ready to serve Baby Spinach Leaves are very handy to have in the fridge. Of course you have Eggs. Then you…
I used to use Imitation Crab Meat (aka Crab Sticks) for this dish. Imitation Crab Meat is made of white fish paste, starch, sugar, egg whites and crab flavouring. And it is shaped to resemble the crab meat using red food colouring. I don’t use Imitation Crab Meat for cooking…
The Mexican-inspired dish Tako Raisu is a very popular dish in Okinawa. It consists of a bed of rice and salad, and a topping of minced meat-salsa-sauce, tomatoes and cheese. It will often served with taco chips. Originally, this dish was cooked by a Japanese chef in Kin. This place…
Nanakusa-Gayu with side dishes.Nanakusa-Gayu or Seven Herbs Rice Porridge is served on a January 7 of the year to promote the health and rest the stomach after heavy eating of Osechi new year foods. Seven herbs consist of Seri ( waterdrop wort), Nasuna (Shepherd’s purse), Gogyo ( Cudweed), Hakobera ( Chickweed),…
It’s easy to make. Add plenty of fresh vegetables in hand and use your favourite salad dressing to season if you like. I always add ‘Edamame’ (young soy beans) for crunchy texture and protein. This can be a perfect complete meal. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Cooked Rice 500g *Japanese Short…
Japanese steakhouses serve garlic rice after the meal, and many of them cook teppanyaki style (preparing the meal on a grill in front of you). It’s really fun to watch and be served by the chef moments after he cooks it for you! Ingredients 2 small…
Loading… Bring some of the most loved flavours in Japanese summertime cuisine into your home with this easy to make unagi donburi. The sweet caramelised sauce drizzled over perfectly grilled unagi and served over a bowl of warm rice will make any Japanese food lover mouth water! Cooking Time:…
Shan Rice Ball (Kao Som – Tha Min Chin) is one of the most popular Shan foods in Myanmar. This is a homemade food that is simple and easy to cook. Usually in Shan State, we cook this food on weekend or when the family or friends gather, prepare it…
Loading… A favourite in Izakayas (Japanese bars), yaki onigiri are Japanese rice balls grilled until the rice is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and then covered in savoury soy sauce. Cooking Time: Total time: 15mins – 30mins Ingredients 2 cups medium grain brown rice (cooked)SaltSoy…
Growing up in Minnesota my summers were filled with corn. One summer I even had a part-time job detasseling corn. Most of the times we bought our corn directly from the farmers. Big paper bags of corn picked just hours before for only a few bucks. In Tokyo I am…
An easy take on a modern Japanese classic; tomato fried rice that even the most uncoordinated among us can pull off without a hitch. (Recipe Credit: Marc Matsumoto of Fresh Tastes.) Ingredients 2 tablespoons ketchup2 teaspoon soy sauce2 large eggs2 tablespoons cultured unsalted butter2 scallions (chopped, + more for garnish)2.8…
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…
