This may be controversial but we think lobster may be one of the most overrated foods known to man … that is unless you’ve tried grilling it over binchotan with miso butter sauce.
You’ll find edamame in many a Japanese izakaya. Edamame are young soy beans still in the pod. The traditional preparation is to simply boil in water or dashi and season with salt but outside of Japan you will see a larger variety of seasonings.
Scampi are magical sea creatures much like unicorns. They also add a magical touch to a bowl of miso soup. A luxurious starter to get your tastebuds firing.
Nabe is a simple family meal we love to eat in winter. It’s a guilt free, non-stodgy and super healthy dish to replace the usual winter fare. This Japanese recipe can easily be altered to incorporate pretty much anything that may be lurking in the fridge.
There’s nothing like fresh prawns grilled on a binchotan fired konro barbeque. Here are our tips to get your weekend barbie started. …… Serves: 2 as an entree Preparation time:…
On New Year’s day we decided to christen our new cast iron Naked Pan Wok with a batch of Chahan. Now there are no hard and fast rules when choosing ingredients for Japanese fried rice but here are a few tricks.
Meatballs are one of those comfort foods that go exceptionally well with beer and wine. Here’s a slight twist on the traditional meatball recipe. …… Tapas Recipe: Japanese Meatballs Serves: …
This Chef’s Armoury recipe works with fish, chicken, wagyu and pork. Today we use some freshly caught snapper fillets. …… Teriyaki Inspired Snapper Fillets Serves: 2 as a drinking snack…
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I have a confession to make – I hate eating carrots. Maybe it has something to do with the English side of my ancestry feeding carrots exclusively to pigs (although I could survive solely on pieds de cochon or any other part of the pig for that matter) or maybe carrots are the world’s most boring vegetable (OK second most boring behind chokos).