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 good. …
Tamagoyaki
Tamagoyaki means grilled egg in translation, and is a type of Japanese omelette. There are different types of tamagoyaki depending on the …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 it …
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 …
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 that they …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Yaki Nasu (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 …