Pan-fried shumai dumpling

Pan-fried shumai dumpling

About pan-fried shumai dumpling Pan-fried shumai dumpling has a crunchy bottom and is quite delicious. Shumai (Cantonese: siu mai) is a Chinese dim sum made by wrapping ground pork in a flour wrapper and usually steaming it. It is a popular and common food in Japan. I 

Hamburger with sukiyaki sauce

Hamburger with sukiyaki sauce

About hamburger with sukiyaki sauce Hamburger with sukiyaki sauce is a Japanese-style hamburger steak simmered in sukiyaki sauce.  Sukiyaki taste is sweet and salty and often used in Japanese cuisine. Naturally, this goes very well with rice, but it also goes really well with mashed potatoes. So I often 

Easy pan-fried noodles

Easy pan-fried noodles

About easy pan-fried noodles Easy pan-fried noodles are stir-fried Chinese noodles, meat, and vegetables seasoned with oyster sauce and soy sauce.  When I was in Japan, I mostly ate yakisoba (fried noodles in Japanese) seasoned with a sauce like Worcestershire sauce.  I tried making it with Worcestershire 

Fried pork salad

Fried pork salad

About fried pork salad Fried pork salad is a fresh vegetable salad topped with deep-fried pork and black vinegar dressing on top of it.  Salad with crispy fried pork, served with a refreshing black vinegar dressing to increase your appetite!   All I have to do is prepare the vegetables and dressing 

Japanese tofu steak

Japanese tofu steak

About Japanese tofu steak Japanese tofu steak is a firm tofu fried in a frying pan and seasoned with a sweet and salty sauce. Every supermarket these days sells tofu. However, it is much firmer than Japanese tofu, so you cannot use it in every 

Tomato teriyaki chicken

Tomato teriyaki chicken

About tomato teriyaki chicken Tomato teriyaki chicken is a dish of pan-fried chicken with fresh tomato teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki is a popular dish in Japan, and if you add fresh tomato to teriyaki sauce, the addition of tomatoes gives it a refreshing taste and flavor.  It is useful 

Tuna potato vegetable salad

Tuna potato vegetable salad

About tuna potato vegetable salad This tuna potato vegetable salad is a fresh vegetable salad mixed with fried potatoes and topped with seasoned tuna.  It’s a little different from a usual salad, but I make it regularly because I can use the ingredients I have in stock at home and it’s healthy since 

Oni Manju (Demon buns)

Oni Manju (Demon buns)

About Oni Manju Oni Manju are steamed buns filled with diced sweet potatoes.  People say that this name came from its resemblance to the rugged horns of a demon.  It is a local sweet of Aichi Prefecture in Japan and you can buy it at various 

Japanese pickled vegetables “Tsukemono”

Japanese pickled vegetables “Tsukemono”

About Japanese pickled vegetables “Tsukemono” Japanese pickled vegetables “Tsukemono” is a very common side dish and it goes very well with cooked rice.  Some people might say that they can eat as much rice as they want with pickles alone.  There are various types of pickles, and each has its own characteristics 

Japanese omelet “Tamagoyaki”

Japanese omelet “Tamagoyaki”

About Japanese omelet “Tamagoyaki” Japanese omelet “Tamagoyaki” is a rolled omelet and it is very common food eaten at every home in Japan.  People eat it for breakfast, put it in a bento box (Japanese lunch box), or as a side dish for dinner. It’s a convenient dish that