As many of you would be aware the Iron Chef Sakai and Iron Chef Chen came to Sydney for an entertaining dinner in June. As Silver Sponsor of the Iron Chef event we secured a small handful of autographed aprons for our lucky customers.
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…
For new owners of cast iron cookware, here are a few tips on how to get your iron pan stove ready. Cast iron cookware has a porous surface that trap…
Japanese knives – it’s all about the edge The last 10 years has seen a huge influx in the demand for Japanese knives from chefs around the globe. While home…
I was sitting around a Japanese bbq with two friends grilling some fine wagyu while sacrificing a few Sapporo Maltsu (maltsu maltsu) when a heated exchange broke out about what…
From about 5pm a thick sweet smelling smoke wafts between the Yamanote line tracks at Shinbashi station. Juicy pieces of Yakitori drip onto the fiery binchotan in bars below the…
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…
Harunobu Inukai is Chef/Restauranteur of Blancharu Restaurant in Sydney …….. LEIGH HUDSON: Hello Chef Haru, it’s good to see you again. Thanks very much for giving us this interview. Your…
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…
