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Udon Carbonara

Udon Carbonara

Udon Carbonara is an Udon noodle dish which is mixed in a scrumptiously eggy and cheesy Carbonara sauce. Spaghetti Carbonara is one of the most popular Italian pasta dishes in Japan, and people there just love the taste of this pasta with savory creamy sauce. This Carbonara sauce may not be authentic Italian, but it is super easy to make for anybody. In fact, it actually takes only 15 minutes from start to finish. The rich Carbonara sauce clings to the chunky, chewy Udon noodles, and it is absolutely delicious. It is certainly not traditional, but it’s a kind of dish Japanese people eat as an everyday meal. Hope you try it!

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Tamagoyaki with Tuna and Green Onions

Tamagoyaki with Tuna and Green Onions

Tamagoyaki is a popular Japanese rolled omelette that is commonly eaten for breakfast or packed in bento lunch. You can make a plain Tamagoyaki or mix in many different ingredients for flavor variation. Today, we added a canned tuna and chopped green onions. An entire can of tuna (in water) can be added directly in the egg mixture, which will make it almost like Dashi. It’s packed with umami and quite satisfying with added protein. If you do not have a Tamagoyaki pan, you can simply make this into a regular omelette in a frying pan. It’s so simple to make with easy to find ingredients.

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Ham and Egg Recipe

Ham and Egg

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.

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Tamagoyaki Sandwich Recipe

Tamagoyaki Sandwich Bento

Tamagoyaki Sandwich is a popular choice for Japanese Bento lunch.  Tamagoyaki, pan-fried egg, is a quick but delicious filling for sandwiches.  Just make some eggs into a thick frittata-like shape, which takes no time, sandwich the eggs with bread slices, and that’s it.  Oh – don’t forget to spread some Japanese mayo and Karashi hot mustard.  That’s the key taste of this dish.  Tangy Japanese mayonnaise and spicy mustard go very well with mild flavored cooked eggs.  To build your Bento, pack your favorite vegetables and fruits to add more nutrition along with the sandwich.  Choose colorful ones to please the eyes of your family.  There are other easy and tasty sandwich recipes in our cook book Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go.  We have over 140 Bento recipes for both main and side dishes.  Simply Bento is available online and at book stores.

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Tamago Tofu Recipe

Tamagotofu

Tamago Tofu (Tamagodofu) is savory egg flan similar to Chawanmushi.  Even though it’s called Tofu, it is not made from soy beans.  It is really more like custard.  Tamago Tofu is simply flavored with salt, Mirin, and Dashi fish stock. This subtle and comforting dish is usually eaten chilled, especially in warm seasons.  If you don’t have any appetite from the heat outside, this can be an easy dish to enjoy.  It feels great going down on a hot summer day.  However, hot Tamago Tofu is also good just like Chawanmushi.

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Assorted Tamagoyaki Recipe

Tamagoyaki with spinach and benishoga pickled ginger

Tamagoyaki is thin layers of eggs cooked and rolled into a log using a special rectangular Tamagoyaki pan.  This neatly shaped Japanese omelette is a great side dish for any meal, but it is an especially wonderful addition to a Bento lunch since it’s good cold.  You can mix in different flavors and ingredients to regular Tamagoyaki so that you don’t get tired of the same old taste (well, is that possible?).  Here we added Benishoga, pickled red ginger, to one version to give a little spiciness and sourness.  In another one, cooked spinach, was added to give a nice green color and extra nutritions.  You can also try chopped ham, Aonori (dried green seaweed), or any meats and vegetables you like for variations.  Play with it, and create your own original Tamagoyaki!

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Cauliflower Omurice Recipe

Cauliflower Omurice

Omurice, omelet rice, is fried rice seasoned with ketchup and wrapped with a crepe-like thinly fried egg. It is one of the most loved western-style dishes in Japan for a long time.  Here we arranged an all-time favorite into a dish that can be enjoyed by people who are on special diets such as low-calorie diet and gluten free diet, or someone looking for a lighter version of the traditional dish.

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