You like instant Ramen, but you don’t want to eat hot noodle soup during summer? What to do? Make the Ramen into a salad! Cut up your favorite vegetables, make a salad dressing using powder sauce base from the instant Ramen, and put on top of cooked and chilled Ramen noodles. It’s easy, healthy (well,…
This is a super easy one-dish-meal done within 15 minutes. Eggplant and ground chicken are cooked in sweet and salty sauce, and then poured over cooked Udon noodles. You can use frozen or dried Udon, whichever you have. Don’t have ground chicken? No problem. Use beef or pork, or even Tofu. It’s easy to multiply…
Tan Tan Ramen is a Ramen noodle dish with a rich and deep sesame-flavored soup topped with red Miso-flavored minced pork. This Ramen is packed with strong umami tastes from pork, sesame paste, and miso. The thick soup coats every string of the noodles, and you can enjoy the wonderful flavors in every bite. It…
Salmon Flakes is one of my favorite dishes I frequently make from Japanese Cooking 101. Here I made Salmon Onigiri, Steamed Rice mixed in with Salmon Flakes. Onigiri rice ball is great food for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Keep your Salmon Flakes in the freezer, and you can add it frozen to hot Steamed Rice….
Tuna Cream Pasta (ツナクリームパスタ) is pasta, usually spaghetti cooked in creamy white sauce with canned tuna. The dish may be found at some restaurants, but it is mostly a western style Japanese home cooking dish. Although Tuna Cream Pasta doesn’t sound very Japanese, this easy and budget friendly pasta is one of the common everyday…
Anko Butter Sandwich (あんバターサンド) is literally a sandwich with Anko sweet red bean paste and a slice of butter. Anko Butter Sandwich has been having a big boom for the last few years in Japan and you can find many kinds of Anko and butter bread products at bakeries and many other shops now.
Ramen (ラーメン) is Chinese-style noodles served in strongly seasoned hot soup with various toppings. Ramen has been a very popular dish in Japan for many years. Now the world is catching up with us. Ramen shops are absolutely everywhere, inside and outside Japan. And people just love it.
Zaru Soba (ざるそば) is cold buckwheat noodles served with a dipping sauce — a refreshing noodle dish enjoyed throughout Japan’s sweltering summers. Zaru means “colander” or “strainer” in Japanese, and the chilled soba noodles are traditionally served atop a slotted bamboo mat that lets excess water drain away. Light, simple, and satisfying, Zaru Soba is the perfect antidote…
Chicken Udon (鶏うどん) is a simple yet satisfying dish made with Udon noodles and tender chicken thigh pieces simmered in a flavorful hot soup. It’s a light meal but hearty enough to enjoy on its own. While Chicken Udon is great any time of the year, it’s especially comforting and delicious during the colder months.
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 rather than with Tonkatsu pork or chicken cutlets. Ham Katsu soaked in a savory sauce is a perfect filling by itself for this simple and nostalgic sandwich. without lettuce or cabbage…