If you’ve ever been in Japan for New Year you may have indulged in some traditional Japanese New Year’s fare – osechi ryori. Osechi ryori is made in advance as…
In Japan before Oshogatsu – New Year – you will see datemaki – sweetened dashi omelette flavoured with shrimp or fish – in many a new year’s lacquered bento box.…
Photo: Lumiere Photographie Tofu is a super healthy form of protein that is low in fat, low in calories and when eaten the same day it’s made, tastes unbelievably good.…
Food fantasies about Japanese mayo? Kewpie – the number one brand of mayonnaise in Japan with die hard fans all around the world – Are you one of them? ……..…
Takoyaki is one of the most popular street foods in the Kansai region of Japan. Traditionally these balls are filled with octopus (tako) but in recent times ingredients such as…
Have you ever made matcha dorayaki? Dorayaki are Japanese pancake sandwiches with sweet fillings. Traditionally the fillings are made with red azuki beans but you will also find them filled…
Apart from coffee, our favourite bean would have to be the humble azuki bean. The azuki bean is used in a range of Japanese desserts but the tastiest form of…
This Japanese recipe combines traditional suimono – clear soup – as the base stock for a delicious Japanese noodle soup using juuwari soba – 100% buckwheat noodles – and oven…
Tsukudani of kombu is an excellent way to use left over kombu from dashi. It’s a tasty snack to help the beer go down at the end of a hard…
If Japanese food were a religion then dashi would be the deity. Dashi (Japanese stock) is at the very heart of Japanese cuisine. The rich umami character of dashi seems…