Daikon, Carrots & Club Salad (大根人参カニ缶サラダ)

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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メロンパン Melon Bread

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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Quick Cucumber “Kimchi”

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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