Food Recipes and Blogs By a Japanese Mum in the UK
It’s February tomorrow. The year 2018 has just begun and we finished 1/12 of the year already. Time does go fast and it always tells me how we have to appreciate the time we are here to enjoy together. Last weekend, Kids decided to make Sushi for dinner but we didn’t have proper ingredients so we decided to make sushi rolls with whatever there was in the fridge. Basically, you
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Very quick and easy salad recipe. My kids eat it without complaining so it’s a treat for me! If you can’t find a tin of crab meat, you can use tuna instead. Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 8 mins Yield: For 4 people as small side dish About 10cm cucumber 1 small carrots 1 small tin of Crabmeat 2 tbs sweet corn Seasoning 1 tsp lemon juice 2 tbs Mayonaise (Japanese one
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Today, I made Taiyaki (鯛焼き) after a long time. Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake which has, traditionally, sweet red beans paste inside, and its name literally means “Baked Sea Bream”. Why Baked “Sea Bream – TAI 鯛”? It is rather odd to think baked sea breams can be this popular. There won’t be many nations on earth who appreciate stuffing some sweet inside a fish would be a popular
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I truly believe there is no boundary in a map of the food world. Food is an essence of living and everybody have to have some nutritious intake no matter how much different they can be. It is a base of our daily life and as they say, “you are what you eat”, you must put it as a priority in your life. If everyone in the world started sharing food with neighbours, I seriously
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A very popular Japanese sweet bread called メロンパン、meaning melon bread. Every bakery and every convenience store will have one available for you in Japan and they are our old time favourite for young and old. You will need to prepare 2 types of doughs, one for bread and one for the cookie topping on top. But it only requires very basic ingredients and once you learn how to make it
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This is a drink, or more like a medicine drink, that keeps cold away from! Into just a simple orange, lemon, ginger and honey winter drink, added some secrets so that it helps to boost immune system strong during the dodgy winter months. It includes turmeric, which has great benefits such towards your skin health, however, if you have children, you might want to adjust the number of spices you
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This is a quick side dish you can make in no time. While you are making the main, it’s done. I only called it a quick kimchi but I only named it so as my old Chinese friend back in my Uni life in Sheffield, who unfortunately lost in touch, taught me how with the name. I wonder how she is doing. I’m sure she is doing great whatever she’s
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One of my favourite vegetables is the lotus roots. It has such a crunchy texture that makes noise when you bite into it. It’s a root vegetable that eaten very often in Japan but unfortunately, they are only available from oriental food stores in the UK at the moment. This Japanese style of cooking, Kinpira きんぴら, implies to a pan-fried and simmered method of cooking and usually seasoned with soya sauce, mirin
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Nanban Zuke 南蛮漬け basically defines a deep-fried meat or vegetables marinated in a vinegary source with soya sauce, so you can imagine the variety of dish you can create if you know the method. My favourite Nanban dish is with aubergines. This recipe actually requires only a small amount of oil so it’s healthier than original Aubergine Nanban. It is a very simple but extremely satisfying dish. It will be very
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