Tag: Japanese side dish

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 

Japanese pickled cucumber

Japanese pickled cucumber

About Japanese pickled cucumber Japanese pickled cucumber this time is a pickled cucumber made by cooking cucumber in a soy sauce-based seasoning.  In Japan, there is a famous pickled cucumber product called “Kyuri no Kyu-chan”.  It’s been a popular product for quite some time since I was 

Japanese sesame salad – Goma ae

Japanese sesame salad – Goma ae

About Japanese sesame salad – Goma ae Japanese sesame salad – Goma ae is a very common vegetable side dish in Japan.  I make it often because it’s so easy and quick to make and delicious.  Also it is convenient since you can make it immediately when you want 

Japanese lotus root dish

Japanese lotus root dish

About Japanese lotus root dish This time, I will write about a Japanese lotus root dish called “Kinpira Renkon”.  “Renkon” is lotus root in Japanese. “kinpira” is a cooking method in which vegetables are fried and seasoned with soy sauce, mirin, sake and/or sugar. In Japan people use commonly root