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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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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My first attempt to make our nation’s favourite (Japan) Melon Bread became quite a success this evening!!! My friend makes such a wonderful Melon Bread and I never thought I could make it myself, but when she gave me the recipe last week, I thought this might be the chance. Kids encouraged me telling me how delicious they can be and but on the other hand thinking it’ll be messy and
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Oh MALTA! Our trip to Malta in late October 2017 was simply a wonderful one. Never expecting it to be so warm in late October, we managed to get some colours on our skins. The beautiful sky and ocean simply coloured our memories with dark blue colours of the ocean and the sky with fresh breeze without any effort. The food was also spectacular, with gorgeous seafood, seasoned with mixed food
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Miso Soup (味噌汁 miso shiru) Miso soup is a type of soup that is most commonly consumed in Japan. It has the soup base with DASHI stock made with seaweed or fish which has full of UMAMI. Traditionally the stock was prepared from the scratch but nowadays powdered or cube type of ready made stocks are popular. This trend is same aswestern way of using stock. The miso is
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Thai restaurant in Ruislip Manor, Kin Dee is highly recommended for lunch and dinner. They serve popular Thai food and the clean look and friendly waiters definitely make your visit worthwhile. When I went with my Japanese friends who live locally for lunch a few month ago, we had Thai Green Curry, Massaman Curry and Pad Thai between 4 of us. They were all very nice, although I must say
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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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Simplest Banana Cake recipe ever! 10 minutes preparation time. When you have too many riped bananas and don’t know what to do? Why not try it and I’msure you’ll love it. 2 to 3 Very Ripe Banana 70g Brown Sugar 60g Butter or Margarine 2 Eggs 150g Plain Flour 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder *Optional ingredients: dried fruits (softened in milk or in brandy in advance),
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The most simple baked cheese cake recipe in the world and for kids and adults. The lemon flavor makes it taste so light and refreshing yet very satisfying. *This picture is with 28cm baking tin but the best result is with 23cm. 200g of Cream Cheese 200cc of Double Cream or/and Yogurt 70g of Sugar 2 tablespoon of Lemon juiceoptional : 1/2 grated lemon skin3 tablespoon of plain flour2 eggs*optional : Slices of
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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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