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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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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Finally found an easy sponge cake recipe that doesn’t disappoint you with all the effort and eggs that goes into! This recipe should not fail once you follow the easy steps and you don’t even need to separate the egg yolks and whites like other sophisticated recipes, for a soft and delicious basic sponge cake that can be used for any toppings of your choice. For 18cm cake tin (approx 989 cals
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At the dinning table today, my son said, do you know “Corn-Dog”? I said… you mean, “next time”? That is Kondo(こんど) in Japanese meaning next time. Never knew there was such a thing and as he asked me to google it, I did, telling kids this is a family emergency that I need to use my phone on the dinning table. Corn-Dog is “American-Dog” in Japanese and yes, I know
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This versatile dipping sauce can go well with your spring rolls, chips and use as dipping for your vegetable of your choice. I used it for the veggie rice wrap which was a big hit to my friends. You can make, store and use for up to 1 weeks which can be handy for for any flavoring to your daily dinner or snack table. For the Bread 1 cup water
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-explain the background- 3 eggs 100 gr. Demerara sugar 1/4 of glass of olive oil 3 dates 5 smallish apples into small pieces 50gr of wheatgerm 25gr of flaxseed 150gr of soya flour 2 tspoons of baking powder 1 tspoon of cinnamon A glass of buttermilk -Beat eggs and sugar. -Then add oil and fruits. -Mix all of the dry ingredients and add to the eggs mixture. -Sprinkle some sugar
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No flour but using Coconut flour and almond as a main dough. Lots of protein and gives you energy! Great for breakfast and snacking before a trip to a gym… well, for a school run for me. 3 eggs 3 handfuls of Demerara sugar 1 tbspoon of coconut oil 5 dates 1 small glass of buttermilk 125 gr of ground almonds 100 gr of coconut flour 2 tspoons of baking
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Our love of fresh fish in Japan is the greatest in the world. Not just fresh, it has to be super fresh to be able to eat raw as Sashimi or Sushi. Now that these cuisine is well known and widely appreciate here in Europe, I think we are turning into a healthy bunch in UK. Especially if you are live around London, you can buy those fresh fish for
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I bake bread once a week. I must look for a moment of at least 2 hours. Baking is something I love but started seriously only a few years ago so it needs my full attention. Many of my friends are surprised to hear that Japanese people don’t have oven traditionally at home. We have grills for sure but that’s about it. It’s just our way of cooking and baking was not
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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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