Today’s miso soup is made with Chikuwa and Wakame seaweed. Chikuwa is a Japanese fish cake that is made from white fish paste called surimi. Chikuwa is easily found at Japanese markets, and it is inexpensive. This is a quick and easy miso soup that takes minimum time and effort to cook.
Loco Moco is a Hawaiian rice bowl dish with Hamburger Steak. Loco Moco hamburger is similar to Japanese Hamburger or Salisbury steak. The steak is served over Steamed Rice, with a thick gravy sauce and a fried egg placed on top. This Hawaiian soul food has got just the right taste and many people have…
No-Fold Gyoza are Gyoza dumplings with pork filling but without complicated folding. Usually, you seal the Gyoza skin to keep the filling neatly inside by making kind of troublesome pleats. But here, the filling is merely wrapped in the skin by rolling. Super easy! It may not look as pretty as the regular one, but…
Today’s Miso Soup is with Broken Tofu and Nori roasted seaweed. This may be the easiest miso soup we have done yet. Medium hard Tofu is broken apart into chunks by hand, and Nori is also torn by hand. No knives and cutting boards are involved. On top of the nice oceanic aroma of Nori…
Sautéed Kabocha with Butter and Soy Sauce is a great side dish to any entree, from Japanese to American foods. In fact, the rich savory flavor with a touch of sweetness of this Kabocha would be a nice holiday dinner addition.
Ajitama Onigiri (味玉おにぎり) is a Japanese rice ball with a marinated boiled egg (Ajitama) inside. Ajitama is often called Ramen Egg because it is a common and popular topping for ramen noodle soup. Eggs are marinated in salty and sweet soy sauce based sauce, and they taste great with rice, too. We use the same…
Today’s miso soup is made with cabbage and green onions, topped with shredded Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Parmesan cheese is packed with umami, so there is no surprise that it goes well with miso soup.
Tamago Sando (卵サンド) is the Japanese take on the classic egg salad sandwich. Finely chopped hard-boiled eggs are mixed with tangy Japanese mayonnaise and sandwiched between slices of fluffy white Shokupan bread.
Matcha Dorayaki is a version of the popular Japanese sweet Dorayaki with Anko sweet red bean paste sandwiched between fluffy matcha-flavored pancakes. The harmony of sweetness of the red beans and the slight bitterness from Matcha works very well. If you like Matcha flavor, you have to try it! You can make homemade Anko yourself…
Today’s miso soup is with Steamed Rice. Steamed rice gives miso soup some body, by very slightly thickening it. It is still a soup, not Okayu porridge or Zosui. It’s a perfect dish when you’re not feeling well and have no appetite. This simpler and milder soup is easy to take in, but it’s still…