Year: 2018

A trial for my sake. Trick is that this Dashi jelly melt with the hot oxtail in your mouth and it turns into the Japanese sauce!! Mmmm I love this!I hope to serve you this idea at some point in the near future. Naoko

The other day, I was really lucky to get a live lobster from a local fishmonger.That was a genuine Cornish lobster.   My boys were so excited to see the live real lobster for their first time!  This was perfect timing for me as well because I just obtained some […]

Stunning sunset in early spring.The other day, when I felt that I was blessed in such a beautiful Cornwall, I wanted to made a delightful healthy food for my family.  Then what I chose was Negi-Toro. Negi-toro is made up of Negi (spring onion) and Toro (Fatty tuna).In Japanese sushi restaurants, […]

Whenever I got such beautiful and healthy mooli, I couldn’t resist making something healthy dish.  Soy marinated Curried Sardine, Kelp Soy jelly, Pea puree, Pickled mooli, Fig Winter is around the corner now, and it’s the season of mooli which is white like a snow as well. Have a lovely […]

I LOVE Spanish food especially pinchos.These tiny but so exquisite food stimulate my craving for creativity. My basic skills of Spanish food came from San Sebastian where is a sacred city in Spain, and I learnt some authentic Spanish cookery there. ​Remembering the remarkable experiences in San Sebastian, I made this teeny tiny […]

Another lush harvest from the sea of Cornwall. Mackerel and live scallops.These are absolutely fresh as they were swimming in the sea until just the day before. I got them from the fishmonger Kernow Sashimi as always. I cleaned them with love (yes true!) and turned them into traditional Japanese […]

This is a marriage of Japanese and Mediterranean dish.  This spaghetti was seasoned with fish stock, butter, soy sauce, banana shallot, Coriander and Tobiko (Flying fish roe), which is popular in Japan.   And here is Mediterranean better half; Slow Cooked Lamb And Bean Stew Mmmm…maybe strange to see such a […]

The other day, when I luckily got a high quality and authentic Japanese kelp, a nice idea for cooking flashed across my mind.  That was Japanese Omelette, Kelp broth, Salmon, Fried Rice. Firstly I made a miso soup with the most clear kelp broth and then I steamed rice with […]

The other day, I made Seafood paella and Matcha roll cake.Just for remembering the recipe from the last holiday to Spain and also for a practice for my event menu. Not perfect (especially roll cake. It was cracked as I packed too much cream in that. it’s too scrummy!)Oh well, […]

Finally we have fixed more details of Japanese Culinary Workshop at the Brian Etherington of this year. All menu are authentic Japanese & Asian food like the Soup Chicken Dumpling.As a special mention, I would like to share how to make dumpling wrappers from scratch and how to steam dumplings […]