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Recipes
Salmon Poke Bowl
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 17 ] 子供料理：Salmon Poke Bowl [ Shopping List: 4-5 servings]1 lb sashimi quality salmon1 avocado2 scallions1/2″ ginger1 garlic1 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp sesame
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 16 ] 子供料理：Ricotta Lemon Pancakes [ Shopping List: 4 servings]1 1/2 cup all purpose flour1/2 tsp Kosher salt2 tsp baking powder2 tbsp sugar3
Cornflake French Toast Sticks
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 15 ] 子供料理：Cornflake French Toast Sticks [ Shopping List: 4 servings]2 cup cornflakes、crushed3 eggs1/2 milkpinch salt1 tsp vanilla4 slices bread (brioche bread)
Japanese Soy Butter Corn
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 14 ] 子供料理：Japanese Soy Butter Corn [ Shopping List: 2 servings]2 ears of corn, shucked1 tbsp unsalted butter1 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp mirin
Sweet Mochi Topping
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 13 ] 子供料理：Sweet Mochi Topping [ Shopping List]Mochiko 1/2C (glutinous rice flour or sweet rice flour)Sugar 1/4C sugarWater 1/3CCornstarch
Oven Roasted Crispy Breaded Cauliflower
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 12 ]：Oven Roasted Crispy Breaded Cauliflower Oven Roasted Crispy Breaded Cauliflowerオーブンで作るヘルシーなカリフラワーフライ [ Shopping List: 4 serving]1 cauliflower, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/3 cup
Japanese Tuna Soboro Rice Bowl
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 11 ] ：Japanese Tuna Soboro Rice Bowl [ Shopping List: 4 serving]1 can tuna (5oz=142g),Seasoning for tuna (5 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp
Grilled Abura-age
Abura-age (aburage, age) is a thinly sliced and deep fried tofu not confused with Atsu-age which is a deep fried whole tofu. When a thinly sliced tofu is
Natto and How To Eat It
Natto is a fermented soybean, and it is traditional and staple of Japanese food. Compared to tempeh which is another fermented soybean originated in Indonesia, Natto is wet
Eddo chips and roasted eddo
Have you heard of eddo (eddo) potatoes? It looks like small hairy potatoes which is closely related taro. We call it sato-imo in Japan and enjoy it especially
Hippari Udon
Hippari Udon which means, pulled udon, is a regional specialty from Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku Japan. Nobody knows where the name actually came from, but some people think
Tonkatsu sauce
Tonkatsu sauce is Japanese sauce that used for tonkatsu which is Japanese style fried breaded pork cutlets and for other fried foods mainly. The taste is somewhere between
Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu is a deep fried breaded pork, and is a Japanese invention obviously with strong influence of European cuisine. Now you are wondering what the different between tonkatsu
Takikomi Gohan
Takikomi gohan, or aji gohan as it is sometimes known, is seasoned steamed rice with a few other ingredients added for flavor. The added ingredients are typically various
Fried Tuna with Sweet Soy Sauce
When I was in Japan this summer, I bought an “ekiben” for my 2 hours train trip. Ekiben is a shortened word for eki bento, which means train
Japanese Fried or Baked Chicken
Kara-age is a Japanese cooking method that is used typically for chicken or fish. The chicken or fish is marinated in a soy sauce based marinade with ginger
Japanese Potato Salad
Japanese Potato Salad There are so many varieties of potato salad in the world. Every country and often every home has its own unique recipe, and it’s all
Grilled Summer Vegetables and Mushroom Salad
Recently, I received my first crate of vegetables from a CSA farm share, so I made this tasty gorgeous salad. Below is the recipe. I used local chestnut
Japanese Candied Chestnuts
When chestnut season comes around Thanksgiving, I make my first kuri-no-shibukawani (candied chestnuts) for the season, and I make the second one for a traditional Japanese New Year’s
Trader Joe’s Japanese fried Rice
Trader Joe’s sells Japanese Fried Rice in the frozen section. Normally I am a bit skeptical about any American-made Japanese products, but I was surprised by this one.
Roasted Soy Beans
Today is Setsubun (the literal meaning is seasonal division) which is the day before the beginning of Spring under the Japanese lunar calendar. It is the day to
Yaki Onigiri
Onigiri means rice ball, and yaki onigiri means grilled rice ball. All onigiri are very tasty and are considered a comfort food by most Japanese people. And, yaki
Zakkoku Mai 2
I have introduced zakkoku mai a while ago in this blog so please check the post if you don’t know what it is. Basically zakkoku means all the
Soy Marinated Egg Yolk
Here is a recipe for the simplest and the tastiest way of preparing egg yolks. Just put it in a small container, pour some soy sauce and let
Zakkoku Mai
Zakkoku means whole grains, and mai means rice in Japanese. In Japan, people really love to eat white rice, and it is a very important part of our
Watercress Salad with Wasabi Dressing
I had a nice salad similar to this at Masa Bar in New York City. It was a very simple salad, but I really enjoyed the wasabi dressing
Kabu no Senmai Zuke (Pickled Sliced Turnip)
Senmai means one thousand slices, and senmai zuke means thinly sliced pickles – not literally one thousand slices of pickles but many thin slices. Turnip and daikon radish
Honey Kinako Candy
This is very old fashioned candy that I grew up with. Many people in my generation might not even know or might not like it even they know,
Grilled Miso Squid
This is very tasty way to prepare squid. It might be a little too salty to eat it by itself since this is meat to be served with
Persimmon Panna Cotta
I was lucky to grow up in a town where grew all my favorites fruits; Asian pears, figs, and persimmons. When I move to the US, they are
Niku Miso
Niku Miso is grounded meat with miso flavor. This can be used as a sauce for pasta or rice, can be used as a dip or even as
Japanese Grilled Soy Corn Millet Rice
A little bit burned soy sauce and butter is an amazing combination of flavor that Japanese people love to use in many different dishes especially for dishes have
Kinako, Roasted Soy Bean Powder
Kinako is roasted soy bean powder (or roasted soy bean flour) that used in Japanese traditional dessert often. When you dry roast soy bean, it gives a very
Pickled Radish
Here is a simple pickle recipe that goes with any style of food. It is made with radish which is very easily obtained almost all year around. The
Rice Gallette
This could be very useful when you have plenty of left over rice that you don’t know what to do with or when you feel lazy to cook.
Soboro Bento
There are so many bento options in japan, but I have to say soboro bento is probably one of the most popular ones. I remember I was so
Soboro
Soboro is a cooking method in which minced ingredients such as ground meats, shrimp and eggs are cooked in a soy sauce based sauce until they absorb all
My everyday dashi recipe
This is my every day dashi recipe as a last thing here. If you want to know more about what dashi is, please check my other post “Dashi,
Story about Dashi, Japanese stock
If you just need an all-purpose dashi recipe for both vegetarian and non vegetarian, please click here. The general meaning of dashi is stock with “umami” or savory
Kinpira Gobo
Recently I introduced you to a “Kale Stem Kinpira” recipe, and I mentioned that the most traditional kinpira (a type of cooking method) is made with gobo (burdock
Yaki Nash (Grilled Eggplant with Ginger Soy Sauce)
Yaki Nasu translates to a grilled eggplant, but you really need to blacken it over direct heat or under a broiler just like how to prepare a roasted