Iced Matcha Green tea latte is one of the best drinks for refreshing. Matcha is fine ground powdered Japanese green tea, that has nice and hearty flavor, and it’s a good match with milk. Making Matcha latte is so easy. If there’s any remaining powdered green tea, you can use for making cake, pudding, chocolate, …
Temaki sushi (Temaki-Zushi) is hand rolled sushi, rolled corn-shape of nori (seaweed) wrapped rice and fillings that you like. It’s one of the great food for entertaining. We love Temaki sushi (hand roll sushi), it’s so delicious, easy and fun to make. We need just sushi rice, nori and cut fillings. People make their …
Dashi is the base for many Japanese cuisine such as miso soups, noodles, vegetable dishes and so on. It’s really simple and easy, but very important elements for making Japanese food. There are several types of Dashi stock in Japan. But basic Dashi generally made from kombu seaweed and dried bonito. Recipe …
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Onigiri (rice balls) Japanese onigiri (rice balls) are simple and casual foods made from hot rice. They are popular foods from children to adults in Japan. People usually eat rice balls for breakfast, Bento (lunch box), or snack. You can buy them at the convenience stores, some supermarkets and specialized onigiri shops in Japan. And you can find …
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Do you like Sushi? We love sushi! so we sometimes make a variety of sushi, like maki-sushi, chirashi-sushi, hand- roll sushi, nigiri-sushi and the other sushi at home. When we enjoy sushi at home, we need perfect sushi rice (vinegared rice or sushimeshi). In Japan, the seasoning of sushi rice varies depending on the region, and many sushi restaurants have a …
Gari is the Japanese pickled ginger. Gari is usually served and eaten between dishes of sushi for cleansing our palate. It also means preventing bad influence by the great antiseptic and bactericidal action of ginger and vinegar. In the summer, It’s the season of young ginger in Japan. Fresh young ginger looks whiter, has a …
Taberu Rayu is chili oil with chopped ingredients. Due to its popularity, Taberu Rayu was often in short supply few years ago in Japan. Recently, many kinds of Taberu Rayu are sold. I sometimes would like to eat it very much. It gives a good appetite to us, Because It has a rich spicy flavor by several …
Usuyaki Tamago (Japanese egg crepe) is a thin omelet that is used for wrapping Temari Sushi. Kinshi Tamago is shredded egg crepe that used for Bento, Donburi, Hiyahsi-Chuka (cold ramen noodles) and some sushi, like Chirashi Sushi, Oshizushi, etc… They have fluffy and light texture, and colored dishes brightly. Usuyaki Tamago and Kinshi Tamago is the same way to make. Making them is similar to making a thin pancake. First, make the thin …
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Takoyaki is a ball shaped Japanese snack. It’s a food that is familiar to many Japanese people. We can eat takoyaki in some supermarkets and some festivals. We can get frozen takoyaki, too. Recently, there are many various of takoyaki flavor in Japan, like cheese, ponzu( Japanese sauce with soy sauce and citrus vinegar), and so on. I sometimes make takoyaki at home. Material of …
Miso soup is the traditional Japanese soup most of us enjoy before sushi. And even though it is probably the best-tasting soup in the world, miso soup is incredibly easy to make. There are only a couple of things you’ll need to know when making miso soup. The soup stock used is called dashi. Dashi is …
