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I bought a live Hamaguri clam from Tiong Bahru Market where is one of my favourite place in Singapore.
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In Japan, Hamaguri clam is loved by it’s great taste and also it is the symbol of happy marriage because the pattern of shells are a perfect match for each other. Hence, people make Hamaguri food for the girls’ day, 3rd March, wishing their child’s happy marriage in Japan.
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I cleaned it and made a clear and flavourful soup.
The soup is enough infused with Dashi of Hamaguri itself, so I just added Sake. It sounds simple but the soup is decently tasty!
Then I cooked very Japanese foods using the soup -Seafood Japanese Gratin, Hamaguri Clam Clear Soup, Grilled Shrimp Rice with Uni (sea urchin)
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The sauce for the gratin is made of Saikyo white miso paste, cream and Hamaguri Dashi soup. The fillings are prawn, red snapper, scallop, ginko nuts and sea urchin.
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I made Hamaguri shape Mochi for the clear soup and the flesh is filled with Mochi, that is so entertaining!
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And lastly, rice dish was there. Grilled Shrimp Rice with Uni (sea urchin).
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We loved them!
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The beautiful moon is our special dessert 🙂
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The Christmas is around the corner (can’t believe it!), hope you are ready for it 🙂
Naoko xx