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Sushi style Smoked Salmon parcels.

This is a fusion cooking idea that I've used during the Christmas period as a starter for dinner with some success. As the title...

Wasabi Cheese on Toast AKA Japanese Rarebit

Here's a quick and easy way to take your cheese on toast breakfast, lunch or supper to the next level - Wasabi Cheese on Toast which you...

Japanese Strawberry Fruit Sando.

This is the latest in my series of showing you how to make decorative Japanese fruit sando at home. I make these as an occasional...

Omu Fries.

The 'omuretto' is one of the most popular foods you'll find in Japan. The Japanese version of the venerable omelette is almost always...

Halloween Pumpkin Muffins

Halloween was never a "thing" in my childhood in Japan but it's become very popular in recent years. The pumpkin on the other hand, is a...

Miso Yaki Udon

This recipe comes courtesy of my collaborator, Yumiko Nikaido who resides in Tokyo. It's a very simple stir fry dish that's easy to...

Kaki (Persimmon) and Parma ham salad with Balsamic glaze..

The kaki ranks as one of my favourite fruits - it's soft, very sweet and has a beautiful mellow orange colour. This delicious fruit has a...

Satsuma Fruit Sando

Now and then, I get the urge to make myself a naughty but nice treat and what could be naughtier and nicer than a Japanese fruit sando?...

Bacon wrapped Enoki mushrooms.

This recipe comes courtesy of one of my Instagram followers - Carolina from France. It's a dish that in Japan is made with very thinly...

Oven baked Spring Rolls.

Spring rolls used to polarise opinion in my household. Personally, I adored them (and still do) as did one of my children. My other half...

Easy instant Yakisoba Pan

The Japanese have grown to love their convenience foods since fast food stores first started up in the country in the 1950s. One...

Yaki Onigiri in Ochazuke.

This recipe was provided by my good friend Yumiko who lives in Tokyo. It's a combination which on the face of it is sounds quite plain...

Vietnamese style Noodle Salad

I am a big fan of Vietnamese food - I love the lightness of the dishes and the subtle sweet and sour aromas of the food. This noodle...

Fried Eggplant Mini Sandwiches with Beef Patties in Teriyaki sauce..

Are these sandwiches? Or might you call them eggplant mini-burgers? In Japanese, they're called "nasu no hasami yaki' which translates as...

No Cook Vegan Dashi..

A good umami-rich dashi is one of the foundations of Japanese cuisine as you probably know. But for vegans, there's a problem with dashi...

Sakuraco - Delicious Japanese gift boxes.

Every now and again, I get approached to feature merchandise on my blog and Instagram channel. Most of the time, I turn these offers down...

Burger Musubi..

Like me, you may be partial to the occasional hamburger. For many Japanese of a certain age, a McDonald's Burger - (or make that a...

Lime Udon..

Think udon and you probably think of a bowl of these noodles in a thick broth with some slices of pork or maybe beef - a savoury bowl of...

Japchae - Korean sweet potato noodles with stir fried vegetables & beef..

If anyone ever asked you what noodles are made of, you'd probably say, "wheat flour", right? But noodles don't have to be made of wheat...

Everything you need to know about Dashi..

Dashi is the word the Japanese use for stock. (In fact, the word "dashi" is a shortform of the word "ni-dashi" which means to "draw out...

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