Food Recipes and Blogs By a Japanese Mum in the UK
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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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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Great way to create one more dish on your dinner table. Using a well known Japanese dressing, which has vinegar with sweetness and saltiness, called Sanbai-zu 三杯酢 (vinegar x 3), you can add a kick to your plate (in a nice way of course). Serves 4Some crab meatCucumber (about 3 cm of whole cucumber thinly sliced)Red Radish (about 3 thinly sliced) For Dressing1 teaspoon of vinegar (Preferably Japanese rice vinegar)1
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Although I must say sweet corn is the best served when microwaved 8 minutes in full power, why not try a new taste with butter and soya sauce for a change. The flavor is a very popular way to eat corn in Japan and using oven while baking something else, it’s just so simple and adds extra on your dining table. Win win! Sweet Corn Butter Soya Sauce
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A surprisingly easy and quick soup to make but on a healthy side. Celery wasn’t my favorite veggie in my youth but it is now in my top 10. By boiling for a long time with a stock of your choice, they will be tender and the sweet taste will burst out into your soup. It is worth trying, trust me! 1 large stalk of celery2 spoonful of dried seaweed1
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Underneath the beautiful lotus flower, there is a tasty root that is not yet very well known in European households. However, it is very common in East Asian dishes being appreciated for centuries. It has a wide range of health benefits owing to its rich nutritional composition, and some of the benefits include its ability to improve digestion, reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, boost the immune system, prevent various forms of cancer,
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Making sushi rice is simple as long as you have Japanese rice (never any other rice please!) and vinegar, sugar and salt ready. Make sure you cook the rice slightly harder than usual considering the vinegar mixture you have to add after cooking the rice. Here is the measurement for the sushi-vinegar mixture. Mix it with the freshly cooked rice while it’s hot. Another tip is the cutting motion while
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This bread is a basic dough that I make at least once a week. It can be a dinner roll or a basic bread dough to make sausage rolls… well basically for anything. It is a Japanese recipe and is used for savory bread or sweet bread. I will upload some of those tasty bread later on! The picture on the right is 20% wholegrain + 80% white to make
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