Japanese cooking | kurumicooks

..Akira Japanese Restaurant, London W8..a Review..

My other half finished a two week stint of jury service the other day, so I thought I would cheer him up with lunch somewhere quite swish...

..Yurinchi..Chinese Sweet & Sour Fried Chicken..

I spent my last birthday in Japan and to celebrate, I went with my family to a local Chinese restaurant. This is what I ate there -...

..Tsukune Japanese meatballs..

Take a look at the menu in any Japanese yakitori restaurant and you will be bound to see "Tsukune" on sale. "So what exactly is a...

..Chicken Omu Curry..

Most people probably don't associate curry with the Japanese but a recent food survey in Japan suggested that curry and rice is the...

..Fish Finger Musubi..

Here's my latest easy fusion creation. Fish Finger Musubi. I think I can safely claim to this dish being a Kurumicooks original - I...

..Sweet Soy Aubergine Donburi..

If you read my recipe blog regularly, you probably know that I love aubergine. I think it is a much under rated vegetable here in the UK,...

..Steak Donburi with Wasabi Butter sauce.

I wouldn't describe myself as a big meat eater but every now and again I do like to indulge in a good steak. One of my favourite ways of...

..Daikon Ribbon Salad..

My latest recipe is a simple, healthy salad where Japanese daikon is the star turn. (Daikon translates simply as "big root" in English)...

..Okonomiyaki with Prawn & Squid..

If you've read any of my Japanese restaurant reviews, you may have seen my reviews of London's two okonomiyaki specialists, Abeno and...

..Sanjugo Japanese restaurant, London N1..a review..

My most recent "tried and tested" Japanese restaurant visit took me to the foodie hub of Islington in North London. Islington has become...

..SPAM Musubi..

SPAM ...hmmm... it conjures up all sorts of reactions, doesn't it? In the UK, SPAM or "luncheon meat" as it also used to be called, was a...

..Cod with a Wasabi, Soy & Olive Oil dressing..

I am a big fan of cod. It's known in Japan as tara although it doesn't possess the symbolic status in there that it has in the UK. Cod...

..Golden Meatball Curry..

Hand on heart - this is currently my favourite family curry. It's a perfect winter curry dish and although a little more time consuming...

..Shack Fuyu, London W1..a review..

My most recent eat out experience took me back to one of my favourite London places - Soho. I never need an excuse to go there but as I...

..Vegetable Gyoza..

I am sure I am not alone in being very, very partial to Gyoza. (AKA Chinese dumplings, AKA Potstickers.) I probably eat gyoza at least...

Christmas Kanten Jelly.

Christmas will be with us soon so I hope all my readers have a throughly enjoyable time after such a difficult year. I enjoy all the...

Sweet spring rolls for Christmas!

You don't need me to remind you that Christmas is fast approaching. Last year, for the first time I can remember, there were no parties,...

Can you resist a Tonkatsu?

Tonkatsu must be Japan's most popular meat dish. It's a relatively recent addition to the country's national menu having only become...

Soy Butter Vegetable stir fry

It seems difficult to believe now, but time was when butter was almost unknown in Japan. I admit I'm going back a few years but even in...

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...

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