30.Dec.2011 Easy Japanese recipe: Tonkatsu
Another fried favourite… I realised the other day that I have posted lots of chicken and fish recipes but other than Korokke – the Japanese croquette which uses minced pork, I haven’t offered much in the way of pork recipes. So I thought it’s time to rectify this with a beloved Western-style Japanese recipe that [...]
26.Dec.2011 Summertime Soba Noodles
Soba Zaru Soba noodles is the Japanese term for buckwheat noodles. They are incredibly healthy and tasty and can be prepared in all manner of ways from very plain Japanese dishes to those with lots of other elements. Often added to miso soups to make a more substantial dish, they can be eaten hot or [...]
24.Dec.2011 Japanese salad: Kohaku Namasu
Red and White Celebration Salad Kohaku Namasu is a red and white Japanese salad which signified celebration and happiness. Traditionally served during Oshogatsu (New Year’s celebration), it is an incredibly easy dish to make and goes with many Japanese dishes such as fried chicken and pork tonkastu. With this in mind it seems appropriate to [...]
21.Dec.2011 Japanese recipe: Fish prepared ‘Tatsuta Age’ style
Another Japanese recipe for fish This Japanese recipe is brilliant because you can use it for fish or chicken although I tend to cook fish more often because you can use a range of fish and eat it cold the next day. As I’ve said previously, marinating is a quick and easy way to inject [...]
20.Dec.2011 Japanese Recipe: Yakitori Chicken
Fire up the barbie! While the weather is warm and the days are long, a lot of Aussies understandably want to spend as much time outdoors as possible and barbeques become as focal point for the preparation of many a meal. With this in mind, I thought I’d share a great, simple Japanese recipe that [...]
17.Dec.2011 Christmas Party = Teppanyaki!
Teppanyaki Time It’s the week of The Christmas Party as offices everywhere prepare for their last hurrah before things slow down until 2012 hits. It’s a special time of the year where organised food and drinks of the alcoholic variety provide a welcome relief for tired souls ready to wrap things up at work in [...]
16.Dec.2011 Look to Japan for unique gift ideas
It’s creeping ever closer but most people I know are still on the hunt for Christmas gifts and becoming increasingly stressed about what to get their more particular friends and family. So, for those still on the hunt for a unique gift idea destined to be adored, check out my Top 10 gift ideas of [...]
15.Dec.2011 Today’s Japanese recipe: sesame tuna steaks
A simple dish using sesame seeds Today’s Japanese recipe uses one of my favourite ingredients – the humble sesame seed! As you may have guessed from previous posts, I really enjoy cooking and eating dishes that use sesame seeds because although they are small, they pack a real punch in the flavour stakes. This is [...]
13.Dec.2011 Korokke: Easy Finger Food
Japanese Croquette A korokke is the Japanese version of a croquette – a fried snack food, often made with mashed potato and ground meat (or a variety of other fillings) which can be found all over the world in different incarnations from Bangladesh to the Netherlands, Croatia to Nepal and ton of other country besides. [...]
08.Dec.2011 Seaweed Salad
A simple Japanese recipe While a lot of people are used to eating seaweed in nori sheets (dried seaweed squares that resemble paper) when they have maki sushi or as a garnish, the use of different types of edible seaweed is less common. It’s such a shame because there is a splendid variety of seaweed [...]
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