Vanilla Purin (バニラプリン) is a cold custard dessert in Japan. The name Purin comes from the word pudding, but it is not the same thing as the gooey pudding in the US at all. This custard pudding has more the feel of a jelly dish because of its gelatin content. It is a very basic sweet but everyone in Japan adores it. It is a great alternative dessert to ice cream in summer.
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…
Soba Sushi (そば寿司) is rolled Sushi made with cooked Soba inside instead of Sushi rice. The soba is seasoned with rice vinegar just like…
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…
Pizza Toast is literally toast with pizza toppings, and it is a popular snack or meal in Japan. It’s a super easy dish with…
Ninjin Shirishiri (人参しりしり) is pan-fried julienned carrot with scrambled egg. It is originally a popular local dish from Okinawa, a very southern island in…
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…
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…
Stuffed Shiitake Mushroom (椎茸の肉詰め), Shiitake Nikuzume, is Shiitake mushrooms stuffed with ground meat and cooked with Teriyaki sauce. It is just like Renkon Hasamiyaki,…