Grilled cutlass and Mushroom potage / 太刀魚のふわふわグリル&キノコのポタージュ Happy Thursday✨ Random pairing, but satisfying cooking & a meal✨ ■Grilled cutlass (scabbard) fish🐟I had much different menu on mind, but the moment I saw the beautiful cutlass fish at a grocery store, I just instantly...
Juicy Tomato Sukiyaki with loads of mushrooms / ジューシーなトマトすき焼き Happy Wednesday✨ Simple sukiyaki dinner at home (sweet and savory Japanese hot pot dish with thin sliced beef), in my grandmother’s sukiyaki pot🥘✨I like to put tomato in my Sukiyaki, so fresh & juicy✨ Super quick...
Homemade Kimchi with homemade yangnyeom / シンガポールで自家製キムチ Happy Thursday✨ Since my first challenge last year, my fourth batch of homemade kimchi.Still a beginner, but I see why people keep making them at home- it’s much fresh & adjusting to your liking is a...
Quick “Asazuke”, Tsukemono pickles with Nappa & Yuzu / 柚子でさっぱり白菜の浅漬け Happy Wednesday✨ A very quick and easy idea of Tsukemono – Japanese pickles with Napa Cabbage.This time, the simplest of all – “Asazuke” -a type of Tsukemono where the veggies are simply marinated in salt water....
Ohitashi, simmered veggies & chicken in dashi broth / 焼き蒸し鶏もも肉&葉野菜のお浸し Happy Monday✨ How I finished the local greens after the porridge the other day.Super simple& healthy, with Japanese umami✨✨ In a “Ohitashi”- a typical way how my grandma / great grandma used to prepare typical Japanese...
“Nana-kusa-gayu”Porridge with mochi & local greens / シンガポールのローカル野菜&京都のお餅で七草粥 Happy Thursday✨ Back in Singapore- though I miss my homeland Japan – so cozy and nice to be in my kitchen✨ Thank you for those who commented to my story a few days ago… correct answer...
[travel] Authentic Washoku adventure in Kyoto – 京都で季節料理&お出汁のラーメン Happy Monday✨ My eats in Kyoto. I used to learn traditional fine Japanese cooking for several years in Tokyo… but I understand the whole concept of Washoku (authentic Japanese cooking) is all condensed in Kyoto, the...
Seasonal Wagashi at Toraya Akasaka, Tokyo / とらやさんで生菓子&おうどん Happy New Year’s eve✨ I believe in the Japanese notion of “ichigo ichie/一期一会”- once in a lifetime encounter, which is the base of Japanese tea ceremonies. In the same way, I am so grateful of all...
Super Wagashi Craftmanship @ Tsuruya Yoshinobu Tokyo Mise / 鶴屋義信さんで季節の生菓子 Happy Thursday✨ Back in Japan for holiday season, and enjoying my big line of hobby – “tasting Wagashi (Traditional Japanese confectioneries)”. This time at my favorite favorite Japanese tea shop in Tokyo.Wagashi craftsman skillfully prepares the...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑫”Nishiki Tamago”, steamed egg cake / 究極の卵タイム・錦玉子 My last post for documentation of my early Osechi (Japanese new year meal), with “Nishiki Tamago” – a dessert made of hard-boiled eggs.I’m always so amazed at how pure and simple yet beautiful this dish is...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑪ Tricolore ”Matsukaze”, Japanese meatloaf / 三色トリコロールの松風風 Happy Saturday✨ Excited to scroll my timeline with so much festive Christmas preparation & cooking ✨Cooking for someone & for love of season is so wonderful…✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨Today...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑨ “Yoro ebi” & “Nishime / Chikuzen-ni” / おせち作り、養老海老&筑前煮(お煮しめ) Happy Wednesday✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨Really an old school, grandpa grandma menu, but something will not feel right if I don’t cook them. -“Nishime / Chikuzen-ni” – Simmere root Veggies...