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...

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...

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...

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...

Here is a delicious dish for a chilly day - Salmon and Turnip Gratin. Turnips are used in many ways in Japan - eaten raw in salads,...

Omusoba is another one of those Japanese fusion dishes where the title says it all...well almost... Omusoba is a combination of an...

I dreamed up this salad combination a few months ago when I was asked to create an Instagram ad for Kaneiwa Company, a Japanese maker of...

To borrow a well-known catchphrase from a UK stores food advertising campaign, "this isn't just an egg sandwich, it's a Dashimaki Tamago...

Now, you're probably thinking, "Isn't Mille Feuille a French pastry? And of course, you're right, Mille Feuille is a French pastry. ...

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...

This recipe was provided by my good friend Yumiko Nikaido who lives in Tokyo. Yumiko always has here finger on the city's pulse for what...

Christmas lunch is a great British institution - roast turkey with all the trimmings - roast potatoes, brussel sprouts, stuffing,...

Did you know that a majority of the world's population choose not to drink alcohol? That's an easy fact to forget, particularly at...

Early December - it's dark early morning and early evening and Jack Frost's chilly fingers are never far away. But it's not all bad news...

Miso soup is probably Japan's most frequently consumed dish. Many people still drink a bowl (or two) every single day and there was a...

Here's a dish said to be associated with Japan's greatest military hero, Admiral Togo Heihachiro. Togo was the commander of the Imperial...

Does this dish use eggplant or it is an aubergine? As you'll know, it depends where you come from. In the US, it's an aubergine, in the...

This dish is a derivative of Taiwan Maze Soba. You can use my recipe with either udon or soba (or even ramen) noodles and it will work...

Hand on heart, this is the easiest, quickest way to make a delicious dish of pasta that I know. The dish features that delicious Japanese...

I was watching a commercial on tv the other day - Weight Watchers, maybe - I don't recall exactly. In the commercial, a woman is told she...