In Appetizer/ Chicken/ Main Dish/ Video Karaage Recipe Karaage (唐揚げ) is Japanese-style fried chicken (two words: kara age). It is a great appetizer to go with drinks, a kid (and adult) friendly… Continue Reading →
In Main Dish/ Noodle/ Video Zaru Soba Recipe Zaru Soba (ざるそば) is cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce. It is a cool noodle dish often served in summer in Japan. Zaru means… Continue Reading →
In Bread/ Main Dish/ Video Ham Katsu Sandwich Recipe Ham Katsu Sandwich (ハムカツサンド) was known as “Katsu” sandwich in the 70s and 80s in Japan, and it was more thriftily made with ham… Continue Reading →
In Main Dish/ Video Ham Katsu Recipe Ham Katsu (ハムカツ) is Panko-coated deep-fried thinly sliced ham. It was a popular food in the Showa era (1926-1989) in Japan. Ham Katsu has… Continue Reading →
In Appetizer/ Main Dish/ Seafood/ Video Fried Squid Ring Recipe Fried Squid Ring (イカリングフライ) is squid sliced into “rings,” coated with Panko and deep-fried. It could be an appetizer dish to go with drinks… Continue Reading →
In Ground Meat/ Main Dish/ Rice Dry Curry Recipe Dry Curry is a kind of curry dish that is made of ground meat and minced vegetables. It has been a popular home cooked… Continue Reading →
In Ground Meat/ Main Dish/ Vegetable/ Video Piman Nikuzume (Stuffed Pepper) Recipe Piman Nikuzume (ピーマン肉詰め) is Japanese green pepper stuffed with a ground meat mixture and pan-fried. The meat stuffing is just like hamburger meat, and… Continue Reading →
In Main Dish/ Video Fish Tempura Recipe Fish Tempura (白身魚の天ぷら) is deep-fried white fish in Tempura batter. It has a very light feel even though it’s deep-fried, therefore this even appeals… Continue Reading →
In Main Dish/ Pork/ Video Hire Katsu Recipe Hire Katsu is a kind of Tonkatsu pork cutlet using a different cut of pork, tenderloin. Hire (“hee-ray”) means Fillet in Japanese, and smaller… Continue Reading →
In Main Dish/ Rice/ Video Inari Sushi (spring version) Recipe Inari Sushi or Inarizushi (いなり寿司) is a kind of sushi or rice ball. Sushi rice is stuffed in seasoned Aburaage tofu pouches. This recipe… Continue Reading →
