Tag: Japanese

Japanese miso marinated fish

Japanese miso marinated fish

Japanese miso marinated fish Miso marinated grilled fish is a classic Japanese dish.  It may seem difficult to make at home, but it’s surprisingly easy and delicious. Salty and a little sweet flavor of marinade makes the fish special.  It is very simple to make, but you need to 

Japanese Gyoza (pan-fried dumpling)

Japanese Gyoza (pan-fried dumpling)

Japanese gyoza (pan-fried dumpling) This time is about Japanese Gyoza ( pan-fried dumpling).  I think gyoza has become very popular inside and outside Japan.  Gyoza originated in China.  In China the dumplings are mainly boiled or steamed, while Japanese people pan-fry them.  Pan-fried gyoza is crispy outside and juicy 

Favourite Japanese potato salad

Favourite Japanese potato salad

What is the difference between Japanese and other potato salads? This time it is about our favourite Japanese potato salad.  In Japan potato salad is a very common salad ; people cook it at home and you can buy it at supermarket as well.  I suppose every 

Japanese simmered pumpkin

Japanese simmered pumpkin

About Pumpkin Although Halloween is over, the pumpkin season still continues. Let’s enjoy pumpkin during cold seasons in order to keep us healthy. Pumpkins are harvested from summer to early autumn. As they are long storable in general, they are often eaten in the winter 

Japanese agar jelly dessert

Japanese agar jelly dessert

Japanese agar jelly dessert This time I write about  “Japanese agar Jelly dessert”. In summer Japanese people often eat light food since they lose appetite due to the high temperature and humidity.  As for a dessert, they prefer to eat water ice or jelly instead of rich 

Japanese minced meat sauce

Japanese minced meat sauce

Japanese minced meat sauce Today I will show you Japanese minced meat sauce recipe, which is very versatile and goes with vegetables very well.  I found the original recipe many years ago from the cook book of famous Japanese cookery writer. My family liked this sauce and I 

How to cook perfect Japanese rice

How to cook perfect Japanese rice

This is my first post.  I am very happy to publish the first post, as it took me quite a long time to build up this blog from scratch. I was wondering what to write for my memorable first post.  Then I thought to write about “how to cook perfect