Nowadays, ramen is the food every visitor seems to want to eat on a visit to Japan but not so long ago, the "must have" Japanese food was...

Here's the Yakitori sauce recipe that I used for my Yakitori recipe. It's dead easy to make (not to mention much cheaper than buying a...

Here's a really tasty way to enjoy cabbage....hello, are you still with me? Yes, cabbage. I know a lot of people associate cabbage with a...

Stuffed rolled cabbage leaves probably aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think about Japanese food - you're more likely...

The Japanese love their brown sauce. The leading brand (and to most Japanese the only brand) is Bulldog. If you've never tried Japanese...

Here's a healthy vegetable recipe for you. It's also a great way to enjoy aubergine. I know that aubergine divides opinions - some people...

What can I tell you about Japanese rice that you don't already know? You'll know that rice is the staple food of Japan, is short grained...

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...

Here's my latest inside out California sushi roll dish. This time, I've made Natto California rolls - so, natto and cucumber with some...

Japan and beef have an interesting history. For centuries, the eating of beef (along with most other meats) was prohibited in Japan - in...

You may have seen this recipe already on my blog with my Japanese Steak salad and Onion sauce dish. I am posting it separately as well...

Here's my recipe for a dish called Daigaku Imo in Japanese which literally translates as "university potato". There are various stories...

Here's a dead easy way to take an onigiri rice ball to the next level - mix a little miso with mirin and sugar. Then, call on your inner...

If you were to take a peek into a Japanese bento box, there's a good chance that you'd find some Tori no karaage (deep fried chicken...

Here is a Japanese dish that is guaranteed to have Italian nonnas everywhere raising their hands to the heavens and crying, "Mama Mia!"...

I love sharing platters of food with family & friends, don't you? I don't know what it is but there's something communal about eating...

The Japanese love their eggplant (or nasu as it's called locally). It's far more a part of Japanese cookery than it is here in the UK,...

Here's a big question for you. Are food likes and dislikes inherited or based on the environment? The reason I ask is that both my...

Here's one of Japan's favourite deep fried foods - ebi fry (pronounced "ebi furai" in the local tongue) - king prawns deep fried in...

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...