Tofu

..simple Shiso and Soy salad dressing..

Despite the best efforts of the British summer, my crop of shiso has really did me proud in 2021. I had several pots of the stuff growing...

..Miso soup with Tofu..

Miso soup must be the most popular dish in Japan. At least half the Japanese population drink miso soup three times or more every week. ...

Sweet & Sour fried Tofu

Sweet & sour fried Tofu is a variant on the ubiquitous Chinese recipe, sweet and sour pork. Using tofu makes the dish more healthy and,...

Tofu Katsu.

If there's one complaint I hear about tofu, it's about the taste, or rather the lack of it. But I think that's the great thing about tofu...

Tofu & Egg Donburi.

If you haven't already noticed, I am a big fan of one bowl donburi dishes (a donburi being a bed of steamed rice on top of which a...

Fried Tofu Salad with Tahini & Soy dressing.

I don't know about you but I love tahini - that lovely thick paste made from ground sesame seeds. The Japanese use sesame quite a lot in...

Tofu Skewers in Miso Tahini sauce.

I'm in Japan at the moment visiting friends and family. Before I left, I developed a really nice Miso Tahini sauce which I thought would...

Ishikari Salmon & Miso stew.

Here's a winter fish hotpot (or nabe in Japanese) recipe from Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. This is a traditional Japanese meal...

Kimchi & Tofu hotpot - you're in the army now!

When it's cold and grey outside, I think you'd agree that there's nothing better to put you in a positive frame of mind than a tasty &...

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