Special Spring Gifts From Japanese Mountains- “Fukinoto” Miso & Kinpira With “Udo” / 春の風味、フキノトウ味噌＆ウドのきんぴら Happy February✨ Specific flavors, with early spring veggies from Japanese mountains✨Usually with bitterness- maybe like Japanese sorts of Brussels sprouts…? Something I miss living abroad.These are more of grandma’s tastes, but it’s always wonderful to carry...
Mentaiko Tofu & Pork rolled canola flowers, Teriyaki sauce /あんかけ明太豆腐＆菜の花の豚肉巻き Japan’s winter is coldest in February- but the sunlight is already hinting us spring…✨Therefore cooking something colorful out of joy… (would this be a contribution to your colorful eats.. Amra-san @amras_lovely_cooking 😇?) ■Seafood: Boiled tofu with...
Salad diaries with Japanese seasonal greens & herbs / 旬の食材のサラダ＆和え物✨ Happy Tuesday✨ Salad diaries…✨ With Japanese flavors✨ Very simple & quick idea ■Kaki (oysters) × kaki (persimmons) salad (pic1-4)In Japanese, oysters and persimmons are both called “Kaki”- characters are different (牡蠣＆柿）, but sounding just the same.Enjoying...
Colorful✨ Homemade Chirashi Zushi (or Sushi) /五感でいただく、季節のちらし寿司 Homemade “Chirashi Zushi” (Or, Chirashi Sushi) This time, chirashi zushi with my remaining nigiri sushi ingredients ＋α.“Chirashi= Sprinkled / Scattered” Sushi (like in French liaison, S changes to Z… “nan-no-koccha / whatever”!) I used 80% of...
Homemade Nigiri Sushi with fresh sashimi / お家で握り寿司パーティー Happy Sunday✨ Nigiri sushi, with fresh seafood✨Prepare sushi rice (vinegar, sugar, and a bit of salt), make it into small oval sized rounds, and place ingredients on top… How’s: 🍣❤️🍣❤️🍣 本日は、日本でのご飯の喜びを、握り寿司で表現です。 初めてほたてを握り、なるほどこういう切り方をするのか、と勉強になりました。母の家庭菜園からちょこちょこ葉っぱやお花など拝借して、賑やかに。 握り寿司、きっと20グラムちょっとのお米がちょうど良いのかと思いますが、ついつい若干多めに。ぽってりした大ぶりめなお寿司、先日、和食展で見た江戸時代のお寿司を思い出します😂
Oyster Takikomi Gohan – seasoned cooked rice / 牡蠣の炊き込みご飯 Happy Saturday✨ One of my favorite Japanese food- “Takikomi Gohan”, rice seasoned & cooked with ingredients.When back in Japan while season, I love takikomi gohan with oysters.So rich in umami… I love love oysters… You can...
Enjoying Omakase Edomae Sushi by the counter / カウンターでOMAKASE江戸前寿司 Happy Friday✨ Sushi is fun anywhere, but the best is to enjoy Omakase by the counter (*a course where you just have the chef make whatever for you. If you are worried you could communicate your...
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...
Sakana Teishoku (lunch fish set meal) & Washoku Exhibit / 最高な魚定食＆和食展と Happy Tuesday✨ Last post was about my ideal Japanese breakfast, and the next one will be on my idea for very old fashioned and comforting Japanese lunch. A typical “Sakana Teishoku / grilled fish lunch meal”...
Clockwise Tsukemono – Perfect Japanese breakfast / 築地のお漬物で、最高な朝ごはん✨ Happy Monday✨ Back in Tokyo again for another few weeks, this time in Tokyo, hoping to spend more time with my parents, relatives and friends. My typical dream breakfast when in Japan— rice, miso shiru (soup),...
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...
