Temari Sushi is typically used for Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival) or Children’s day. The round shape of the sushi is cute and makes it easy …
Temari Sushi (Sushi Balls)
Food Recipes
Custard Tart Made with Pancake Mix
Do you know you can make Custard Tart with pancake mix? It’s very easy. The custard cream is quite simple to make as all it …
Milk Pudding with Strawberry Jam
Milk pudding is very popular among small kids in Japan. It’s not too sweet, but still milky taste. If you are sweets lover, but a …
Cabbage Rolls Pot au feu
Cabbage rolls are pretty popular in East Europe, but I would say it’s also pretty common home cooking food in Japan as well. I remember …
Simmered Pork Loin (Umani)
Simmered pork is one of the most popular Japanese foods. Generally speaking, simmered foods are very common style of cooking in Japan. Seasonings and condiments …
Bonito (Skipjack tuna) Tataki
Bonito, Skipjack tuna is one of the most healthiest fishes. It contains a lot of proteins, but low fat. Plus, it’s very affordable in Japan. …
Fujian Fried Rice (Hokkien Fried Rice) with Shirasu Starchy Sauce
There are many kinds of fried rice and they are pretty popular in all over the world. I personally eat fried rice regularly in both …
Salmon, Natto, Okura and Chinese Yam Sticky Rice Bowl
I think many of you love salmon and often eat as Sushi or Sashimi style or maybe in Poke bowl style. Eating salmon are getting …
Melty Cheese Potato Cakes
Melty Cheese Potato Cakes taste just like potato chips, but way healthier as they are not deep fried. Also it’s texture is the same as …
Chicken Steak with Onion Sauce – Taste Its Ingredients
There are various ways to cook chicken steak. I love to feel and taste ingredient itself, this time chicken. We often use bbq sauce or …
Simmered Pork Belly and Chinese Cabbage
Pork belly is one of very popular meats for home cooking in Japan. It’s often stir fried with vegetables, but this time we will simmer …
Mizuna (Japanese Mustard Green) Chicken pasta
Mizuna is one of the most useful green vegetables. It has less flavor than other green leaves such as spinach, green onions and kale and …
Chili Sauce Chicken
This chili sauce is very popular in Japan. I often ate this chili sauce chicken for lunch when I worked in Tokyo and used to …
Saury Hamburger Steak with Shredded Radish on top
Sanury is very popular seasonal fish that many Japanese eats in autumn season. It’s very common for Japanese to eat it as grilled and raw …
Tuna Mayo Bread
Tuna Mayo is very popular in Japan. You often see in bread, rice balls, and salads. You will see tuna mayo something in grocery stores …
Miso Stir fry with Eggplant and Ground Pork
Have you even thought about Miso stir fry? Miso is very useful condiments. It can be used for soup as well as adding flavor for …