Pannacotta is an Italian cold creamy dessert that is also popular in Japan. The texture of Pannacotta is similar to Purin (flan) or Bavarois, and usually topped with fruits or sauces. We arranged the traditional Italian dish into more Japanese using Kinako, soybean powder, and Kuromitsu, dark sugar syrup.
Hi everyone!! We are starting a NEW channel called “Oishii TV“! The first 3 videos will be published on April 9, 10, and 11. They are not recipe videos but more personal ones like vlogs.
April 9 and 11 we will launch our own vlogs. Enjoy each of our unique stories from our daily lives. April 10 we will launch a joint vlog where we get together and talk. The first episode will be “10 Japanese Foods from Trader Joe’s.” We will try 10 foods and share our honest opinions, so hope you will enjoy it!
We will publish our personal vlogs every week and our joint vlog once a month! Be sure to subscribe to our new channel so you will get notifications whenever we upload new content.
We are so excited and looking forward to sharing our stories with you soon!!
Upcoming schedule (PDT):
- April 9 – What’s for Lunch – Noriko’s vlog
- April 10 – “10 Japanese Foods from Trader Joe’s”
- April 11 – Sunday Vlog by Yuko
Curry Fried Rice is literally curry flavored fried rice. It is so easy to make, and the old cooked rice can be deliciously recycled, which is really very helpful if you’re making rice regularly.
Fried eggs or sunny side up are widely eaten all over the world. It is a national food of every country. It is easy and cheap to make, nutritious, and dependably delicious. It varies by seasonings and what to be eaten with, but the basic taste is the same. In Japan, we often eat fried egg and ham cooked together. The addition of saltiness and extra protein from the ham make a simple fried egg taste better and heartier.
Crab Gratin is a casserole dish with crab meat and creamy white sauce that is a popular western style dish in Japan. Piping hot Gratin is a perfect food for warming up during a cold winter.
Furofuki Daikon is thick-cut Daikon radish cooked in Dashi broth and served with seasoned Miso sauce poured on top. When Daikon is cooked in boiling hot broth, it gets very hot, much more than some other ingredients, because of its high water content. Furofuki Daikon is a traditional Japanese winter dish from old times to warm you up, and it is not a coincidence that Daikon is in season and at peak flavor in cold months there.
Harumaki egg roll is a deep-fried packet filled with shredded meat and vegetables, and one of the most popular Chinese foods in Japanese cuisine. In this recipe, instead of shredded meat and vegetables, we stuffed cooked chicken breast, cheese, and fragrant Shiso leaves. It is so much simpler to make Chicken and Cheese Harumaki time-wise (and also “number of ingredient”-wise). These Harumaki are a perfect entree for everyday dinner as well as a great appetizer item for parties.
Have you ever bought Mochi rice cakes for a New Years feast and had too many leftovers? A lot of packaged Mochi today lasts a very long time, but you still may want to use it up in a reasonable amount of time. There are a lot of creative Mochi “recycling” recipes out there, but we suggest this sweet and soft Mochi with Mitarashi Sauce. Originally a Japanese sweet, Mitarashi Dango is skewered Mochi balls. They are grilled and browned first, then a Soy Sauce-based sweet sauce is poured over. Saltiness and a pleasant savory smell from Soy Sauce matches surprisingly well with the rest of the sugary sauce.
Ankake Soba is Soba noodle soup that is thickened with starch. The thick soup not only keeps the dish hot much longer than regular noodle soup, but also coats the noodles with tasty soup in every bite. The soup includes a variety of mushrooms, which add a lot of Umami flavor. Hot and savory soup makes it a perfect hot noodle dish in the cold season.
Madeleines are French sweets that are a cross between cookies and cakes. They are usually baked in shell-shaped molds or a special Madeleine pan with shell indentations. We flavored this traditional French concoction with fragrant Yuzu citrus peel. The distinctive Yuzu citrus aroma is unusual but a surprisingly good match with the buttery rich cake.