
Year: 2021


Boiled Mantis Shrimp (シャコ) with Vinegary Yellow Egg Sauce, Simmered Vegetables, Clam Soup
I was over the moon when I spotted the fishmonger who sells a live Mantis Shrimp which is called Shaco in Japanese. Mantis Shrimp is staple seafood for proper Sushi restaurant in Japan since it’s taste is so good despite it has peculiar looking and unique figure. Actually Mantis Shrimp […]


Recipe -Stir-fried Beef with Sansho Pepper (牛肉と山椒の甘辛炒め), Sansho Seasoned Burdock Rice (山椒香るごぼうごはん)
Arima (有馬) is the most famous and the oldest historical place for Japanese Sansho corn (山椒). When I was in Japan, I ordered massive amount of fresh and raw Arima Sansho in June which was the season and simmered for my stock for the coming whole year. Now I’m in […]

Melt in Your Mouth Brisket with Tomato Sauce
A simple and mouthwatering brisket is perfect for Sunday Carvery for family. Tada!! A giant chunk of beef brisket was over 1 kg!Delicious, tender and freezer encouraged this meal is truly fuss free and a super hit! What you need to do is just putting the meat, vegetables (onion, carrot and […]

Grilled Duck & Dashi Simmered Daikon, Asparagus with Mango Lemongrass Sauce, Grape Mirin Jelly with TWG French Earl Grey Biscotti
We love duck and actually in traditional Japanese cuisine, we have various and regional duck foods.Look at this sizzling sound, how appetising! Then we made traditional Japanese meal -Grilled Duck & Dashi Simmered Daikon for the main Only presentation is modern twisted but the cooking method and taste are absolutely […]


Kushi-Age (deep-fried skewered food) -Parmigiano-Reggiano Pork & Prawn with Yellow Sauce
Sharing the other day’s moments. The bread crumbs were seasoned with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, so the Kushi-Age was coated with extra flavoured crispy crusts 🙂 plus Spicy Edamame as side-dish No rice, neither soup, which is not better for nutritious meaning, however that’s ok! We all had enough busy day, enjoying […]

Marinated Salmon Rice Bowl with Yuzu Soy Jelly, Cavior Nigiri, French Bean Salad, Sweet Potato Kempi (deep-fried caramelised sweet potato)
We felt to be blessed by seeing such a stunning rainbow the other day.These uplifting feelings encouraged me to make a spring coloured foods! Marinated Salmon Rice Bowl with Yuzu Soy Jelly Cavior Nigiri French Bean Salad Sweet Potato Kempi (deep-fried caramelised sweet potato) Oh joy, spring is my most […]

Thank you for joining the class -Classic Tokyo-style Shoyu Ramen at Commune Kitchen
Throwback of yesterday’s cooking class at a wonderful cooking studio of Commune Kitchen. We had a full house with 16 lovely ladies! We loved our customers’ lively laughters and lots of questions for the cooking. Most importantly, our customers’ achievable feeling is our pleasure and passion.And special thank you to […]