Nanban Zuke (南蛮漬け) is another delightful Japanese home-style food. Nanban literally means southern barbarian and Zuke is marinade. Mostly we cook fish for it. A fish is fried and then marinated in a mixture of Dashi, vinegar, sugar and chilli peppers. It is said Nanban Zuke is similar to Escabeche […]
Long long summer holiday started!For kickstarting, I asked my children’s request for a dinner the other day.Their answer was ‘Fish & Chips!’ 🙂Then I made it. Cheers! May your summer holiday productive and flourish.
Throwback of the last weekend’s cooking class 🙂
In Japan, we have two types of Dashi soup and we choose one for what you are going to make.Ichiban Dashi (the first brewed soup) and Niban Dashi (the second brewed soup). The first brewed one is more subtle and elegant flavour and second is stronger and more flavourful. Their […]
It’s nearly new month, July is around the corner.We are excited to open new schedule and menu for July. We are preparing more choices of menu and you can learn four typical Japanese foods that are hands-on cooking.All are healthy and home-style foods and easy to remake for your family […]
Yakitori…I know how much well-known this typical Japanese street food in Singapore and worldwide. It’s a skewer of chicken and any other meat and vegetables that is cooked on charcoal grill.It’s staple food for Izakaya and street stall for seasonal festivals whatever whenever in Japan. Even in ready to eat […]
I assume a rich taste of ragu is always a winner for most people especially for children. We are not an exception!So that, I cook beef ragu often for my family and it is our regular menu 🙂 This time, we would like to share two variations that you can […]
What an appetising sound and smell! This beautiful flower gave me a great inspiration to create the typical Japanese food, Nanban. A texture of wonderfully crispy pork and nicely thicken Nanban sauce works so well and addictive. The grilled yam is totally different texture and taste from raw, which is […]
We can’t go back to Japan, however we can feel like in Japan despite wherever we are. Monjayaki is typical Japanese casual food which is pan-fried batter. It is popular around Tokyo and particularly in Tsukishima (月島) where was the original place of Monja, there are enormous number of Monjayaki […]
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