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I love noodles with any types of them, but especially for Soba (buckwheat noodles), I could say homemade and just boiled one is the best! Very flavourful and I love the earthy flavour 🙂Soba is so pleasant food for not only the taste but also for the nutritious element. Soba […]

Indian Mackerel (Kembung) and pretty herbs…these inspired me to make something fusion-ish, the other day. Nanban Zuke is one of typical Japanese food that was invented in 1800s. The definition of Nanban Zuke is the dish of marinated deep-fried fish and vegetables with Soy based vinegary Dashi sauce. The Dashi […]

Are you a sushi lover? Your passion for sushi flows through eating or making whatever, we are excited to share a wonderful kitchenware that is so versatile and eco friendly for you. They were organic beeswax wraps that I made at home with my kids during their summer holiday.This is […]

The other day, it was a weekend, there was no particular reason but somehow I was eager to eat Mexican food. I always have stocks of spices but my pantry was not enough for tortillas on that day. And I was enough lazy not to make tortillas from scratch! Then […]

It was the last Friday.As always I made Fried Friday 🙂 This time, that was iconic Japanese food -Katsu Curry. The curry sauce is made of vegetables, which matches with deep-fried pork cutlet. I cook extra, I say it is double amount, for another day’s cooking and freeze the leftover. […]

Mackerel’s faces always make me smile since they seem like smiling to me 🙂I cleaned the mackerel and smoked the fillets with apple tree chips. This is the home-smoked mackerel flakes that is seasoned with dill, Kombu powder and lemon juice. This packs a lot of great nutrition of mackerel. […]

Japanese curry is widely well-known and hugely popular inside and outside of Japan. The dry curry might be not so majority of Japanese cuisine, however for most Japanese people, dry curry is one of the comfort food as a home-style food or even cafe-style food. And every house-holder has their […]

The other day, my younger son had a naughty tummy bug and had less appetite. Poor boy! Then I made this poorly chap’s favourite food -Beef Stroganoff and rice.Rice is more kind to our digestive than pasta for us Japanese, so I served it alternatively. And as a side dish, […]

I used to make my own Ramen soup from scratch but finally I got my recipe for homemade Ramen noodle as well. This time, the type of soup was soy based duck broth, so I chose to make a medium thick winding noodle that is easy to absorb the Umami […]