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..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...

..Japanese tuna and red onion salad..

My elder son is living and working in Tokyo at the moment and he sent me this recipe which has become his "go to" regular salad. It's...

Wakame & cucumber salad in a Japanese vinaigrette.

Here's a Japanese recipe to put the humble but healthy cucumber on top of the taste chart - Wakame and Cucumber salad in a Japanese...

A Japanese leaf garden (pt 1).

I have a love/hate relationship with Japanese shiso (which you might know as green perilla) - you know, those large sweet mint leaves...

A Japanese leaf garden (pt 2)

I hope you caught my recent post about growing the delicious Japanese leaf, shiso, in pt 1 of my leaf garden posts. Here in pt 2, I'm...

Shiso & mizuna salad.

If you've been following my blog, (and I hope you have!) you'll remember that I have been growing some Japanese salad veg this summer. In...

Grow your own kabocha.

Here's the latest in my "grow your own Japanese veggies" posts. This time, we're looking at pumpkins, or "kabocha" in Japanese. Not only...

Shiso & Tomato salad.

The shiso in my garden is still going strong but with autumn just around the corner, it might not last much longer. So, I've been...

A Japanese leaf garden (pt3).

My final "grow your own" leaf vegetable this year is mitsuba, or Japanese parsley. Mitsuba is a versatile leaf - in fact it's more than a...

Japanese roasted Pumpkin salad.

Here's another recipe featuring Japanese pumpkin, AKA kabocha. Roasted foods are not very common in Japan mostly because until recent...

Daikon & Cucumber salad.

My daikon and cucumber salad makes an ideal detox dish if you feel you've been over-doing the calories recently and want a few days of...

Japanese simmered Burdock (or, a little bit of detox does you good).

Here's another dish to give your body a nutritional boost - simmered burdock and carrot, which in Japan, is called "kinpira gobo."...

Japanese Harusame beanthread noodle salad.

Here's a light salad dish that's easy to make, healthy and, best of all, delicious! The main constituent is what the Japanese call...

Marinated Kabu & Choysum.

I don't think there can be any doubt that the Japanese love their veggies - it's not uncommon for a Japanese dinner to include 2 or 3...

Triple Mushroom salad with Ponzu dressing.

Mushrooms play a big part in Japanese cooking and if, like me, you are a mushroom lover, you'll always have one or two varieties on hand...

"Shio momi" Cabbage & Kelp salad.

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...

Japanese Steak Salad with Onion sauce.

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

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...

Tahini + Miso - the Ultimate Umami Fusion.

I am a big fan of combining Japanese ingredients with foods from other cultures. So the other day, I tried out a new sauce combining...

Hail the humble Turnip!

My latest post is another recipe designed to help you recover from the excesses of Christmas and New Year. This dish is called Simmered...

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