Nama Yuba originated in Kyoto which is historical but one of the most beautiful city in Japan.And also that is an essential food in Shojin Ryori that is based on Buddhism’s philosophy and doesn’t allow to consume any ingredients which relate to meat/fish. So I think we can say Shoji […]
Today, we are going to share such a delightful dish using traditional Japanese ingredients but the method is quite simple and quick. We use Soba (buckwheats) noodles, tore seaweed sheets (Momi Nori) and Edamame that are very popular ingredients in Japanese cuisine. If you are not keen tasting Yuzu’s acidity […]
Aw whenever I make this dish, that made me nostalgic feeling always as it is very traditional home-style dish in Japan. Nothing special skills needed but I was so keen to share the recipe as I assume most all Japanese pub called Izakaya have this Aji (horse mackerel) dish on […]
The long lasting heat wave is in full swing!British (Cornish) summer is absolutely stunning. The other day, I got fresh local caught sardine which is in the best season, then I made them in a fillet. Ummm super oily fish!Normally we Japanese cook sardine by deep frying, but this time […]
Tonkatsu: one of the most popular food in Japan and in fact there are enormous number of Tonkatsu restaurants all over the country.My husband and I are actually huge fan of Tonkatsu, and we made Tonkatsu tours for trying various different types of Tonkatsu restaurants so many times. The combination […]
This time’s lovely guest from our fishmonger is Ray wing. Such a giant but very fresh one!The other day, my Spanish friend taught me the authentic recipe using a ray wing. Then I tried to cook. I used lots of garlic, capers, olive oil and paprika powder. Patiently infuse all […]
This meaty dish originally came from Chinese dish but people have arranged for Japanese taste for long time.And now it is a super popular Japanese food especially the most southern island called Okinawa. This might look like very fatty, but no worries, for preparing, we boil the pork belly for […]
My beloved season has just come! Wild garlic, elderflower and dandelion etc… I quite like to pick these seasonal harvests up and make some food.This time, I made elderflower syrup first. Elderflower syrup is so versatile, we can make cordiale that my children absolutely love to drink and if we […]
Here is a step-by-step cooking recipe. Have a lovely half-term, everyone! Naoko xx
Hello, everyone!It’s May, it’s a new month, it’s a new era in Japan. Today, I would like to share a super traditional Japanese food which is called Goma Dofu. Goma literally means sesame in English and Dofu is just same with tofu but we change the pronounce for grammar rule. […]
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