Japanese rice dumplings “Mitarashi dango”

Japanese rice dumplings “Mitarashi dango”

About Japanese rice dumplings “Mitarashi dango” Japanese rice dumplings “Mitarashi dango” are rice flour dumplings that are skewered, lightly grilled, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce glaze.  It is a Japanese sweet that a wide range of generations from children to adults love it.  In addition to Japanese 

Cheese paella with chicken and shrimp

Cheese paella with chicken and shrimp

About cheese paella with chicken and shrimp This time it is “cheese paella with chicken and shrimp” that you can easily make in a frying pan.  Paella, as you may know, is a rice dish from the Valencia region of Spain. It looks gorgeous and delicious with plenty of meat, seafood, and vegetables.  I 

Beef sushi salad

Beef sushi salad

About beef sushi salad Beef sushi salad is a refreshing, salad-like sushi.  It is a rice dish topped with beef, scrambled eggs, and baby leaves over vinegared rice.  The crispy texture of green vegetables goes well with the sweet and spicy stir-fried beef.  Also, the color is beautiful 

Sauce Katsu Don

Sauce Katsu Don

What is “sauce katsu don”? “Sauce katsu don” is a rice bowl that pork cutlet is coated or sprinkled with tonkatsu sauce (spicy and slightly sweet sauce).  And usually, fresh shredded cabbage is under the pork cutlet. The sauce goes well with tonkatsu (pork cutlet), cabbage 

Japanese corn rice recipe

Japanese corn rice recipe

About Japanese corn rice Japanese corn rice is one of the popular rice dishes in summer.  It is simple to make, but surprisingly delicious.  You can enjoy the crispy texture and sweetness of corn. When fresh corn is available, it is time to make corn rice.  The 

Quick one-pot chicken pilaf

Quick one-pot chicken pilaf

About quick one-pot chicken pilaf Quick one-pot chicken pilaf is perfect for mid-week dinner. With just one pot, you can quickly have a well-balanced dinner with plenty of meat, rice, and vegetables.  You need no special ingredients. It starts with cutting meat and vegetables and finishes 

Meat miso rice bowl – “Niku miso don”

Meat miso rice bowl – “Niku miso don”

What is meat miso rice bowl – “Niku miso don” ? “Niku” is meat and “Don” is a bowl in Japanese. As the name suggests, meat miso rice bowl – “Niku Miso Don” is rice bowl topped with minced meat seasoned with miso.  Meat miso is easy to 

Chicken and egg rice bowl – “Oyakodon”

Chicken and egg rice bowl – “Oyakodon”

About chicken and egg rice bowl – “Oyakodon” Oyakodon is “chicken and egg rice bowl” in Japanese.  This is a traditional Japanese one bowl meal. It is consisting of chicken and vegetable cooked in broth and finished with egg, then served over rice.  It’s easy and quick 

Omurice – Japanese rice omelet

Omurice – Japanese rice omelet

What is omurice – Japanese rice omelet? Omurice is fried rice seasoned with ketchup and wrapped by thin omelet.  Omurice – Japanese rice omelet is one of the most popular yoshoku dishes in Japan.  Yoshoku means “Western food” in Japanese, but it is adapted to Japanese way.  So 

Soboro don (ground meat bowl)

Soboro don (ground meat bowl)

What is sorobo don (ground meat bowl)? Soboro don (ground meat bowl) is one of well known Japanese rice dishes.  Soboro is fine crumbled meat or eggs.  Hence soboro don represents often seasoned ground meat and scrambled eggs on rice.  You can make soboro don if you have