Kuwayaki Chicken
Kuwa is the Japanese word for hoe. Legend has it that Japanese farmers would cook this dish directly on the flat part of their hoes! No …
Quick Spinach Ohitashi
Spinach ohitashi is a standard side dish that fits beautifully in the traditional ichiju sansai (i.e. one soup, three side dishes) meal format. Ohitashi comes …
Chicken Tatsutaage (aka Karaage)
Tatsutaage is a type of karaage, an umbrella term for deep-fried food. Both karaage and tastutaage usually refer to chicken, although fish and other ingredients can also be used. There are …
Lightly Pickled Turnip
The Japanese turnip is quite a versatile vegetable. If cooked it will become soft to the point of crumbling in your mouth, and eaten raw …
Washoku-Style Stuffed Piman
Piman comes from the French word piment, meaning pepper. Japanese piman taste like green bell peppers, but are about a third of the size. This makes them …
Pork Shogayaki
Shogayaki means cooked (yaki) with ginger (shoga). The mouthwatering smell of ginger makes shogayaki a very popular staple in the Japanese household. But the ginger isn’t only there …
Kabocha soboroni
Soboroni refers to any dish in which minced meat (soboro) is simmered (niru). You can make soboro with minced beef, pork or chicken, fish flakes, bits …