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Osechi cooking 2023 ⑦ “Kuro Mame (black soy beans)” / 手作り、つややか黒豆
Happy Monday✨✨ Documentation on Osechi (Japanese new year bento).Each item has wishes & meanings, I try to cook to make those points stand out✨ Today, one of the must & signature items of Osechi- sweet “Kuro ... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑥ “Kobu (Kombu) Maki” – Kelp roll with stuffed salmon / サーモン＆生姜の昆布巻き
Happy Sunday✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ "Kobu (Kombu) Maki" - kelp roll with stuffed fish.This is my personal most favorite- I always enjoy nibbling on the cut off edges & le... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑤ “Date Maki” Sweet Japanese fish omelet / はんぺんで簡単伊達巻
Back in Japan for a while, it’s one of the best seasons - so nice to see my family!!I went for a walk to Tsukiji (former fish market) this morning, but wow it’s so popular & crowded by visitors (almost half foreign) - that I could no... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ④ “Kazari-giri/飾り切り” knife work & “Sunomono”/ おせち作り、飾り切り＆酢の物・なます
Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ Items around Japanese decorative knife cuts "Kazari-giri/飾り切り”: ①"Subasu /Subasu", Pickled Flower Lotus Root, ②Ume-Ninjin (Flower carrots) ,③Namasu (Pickle... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ③ Boxed in Juubako / おせち作り、重箱詰めと銘々詰めと
What is "Osechi"? Welcome to my documentation of Osechi (traditional Japanese new year meal)🍱 These boxed meal are prepared for January 1st - to be enjoyed for several days of new year holidays.Each item carries special wishes, w... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ② Imo-kinton, Gomame (Tazukuri), Tataki goboh/ おせちレシピ：芋金団、田作り、たたき牛蒡
Happy Wednesday✨ Documentation on Osechi. Osechi is a celebrative Japanese bento to be enjoyed at home on the New Year's day. Each item has special wishes, with many good luck meanings behind.Also, it was meant to be a preservativ... -
Osechi cooking 2023 ① Candied Kumquat (Kinkan no Kanroni) / おせちレシピ：金柑の甘露煮
Happy Monday✨Have you ever heard of "Osechi"?? Osechi is a Japanese New Year's bento box filled with special wishes to be shared with family - like a Christmas feast for many of you. I used to make this for the past several years ... -
Seasonal bake✨ Custard Fig Tart / 季節のフルーツタルト：無花果カスタード
Follow yuuucoh on Instagram Happy Friday✨ I saw a very pretty post of a fig tart the other day- where the custard looked so homey and nostalgic and everything nice✨First time to try tarts or custards, but I think it was a c... -
Ottolenghi recipe at home : Apero “Burrata with Chargrilled Grapes and Basil” / オットレンギ ブッラータとグリルブドウのおもてなしアペロ
Fine Apero Burrata with Chargrilled Grapes and Basil / ブッラータ＆グリルブドウで気の利いたアペロ Ottolenghi “Burrata with Chargrilled Grapes and Basil” When You Want Something Easy and ElegantDuring a recent call with my sister in Japan... -
Holiday bake✨ Brandy Fruit Cake / きらきら✨ブランデーフルーツケーキ🍒
Retro Brandy Fruitcakes! I have a strong love and admiration for the retro fruit cakes with colorful dried fruits (and liqueurs).I learned recently that my favorite favorite old shop that sold these cakes were closed in Tokyo… so I had m... -
Buta shabu & “The Boy and the Heron” by Ghibli / シンガポール経済紙が切り取る宮崎駿の秀大作「君たちはどう生きるのか」
Buta shabu on the table / 豚しゃぶパーティー The Boy and the Heron – Ghibli’s Deepest Film Yet This weekend, I finally watched Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron.Even days later, my heart is still processing. The emotions don’t quite... -
How to Master- Sharpen Japanese knives /サビトール＆砥石で包丁研ぎ
Follow yuuucoh on Instagram Happy Friday & December✨ Woww…..already December!!! Not too religious, but when I was in Tokyo, I used to visit my neighborhood shrine on the first day of each month to kind of send gratitude & ...
