Once in a while I crave for Japanese curry and I make it. It tastes good particularly in summer. I sautéed zucchini and asparagus in a pan, and roasted Kabocha squash in the oven. Homemade pickled ginger.
Category Archives: Japanese Food
Watermelon Pickles
西瓜ピクルス
Monday, June 17, 2019
My mother used to make watermelon pickles when I was a child. I thought it was kind of silly to rescue what seemed to be garbage to me at that time (although I did like to eat the pickles!). I forgot about it for a long time. But last weekend I had a chance to […]
Natto Soba Salad with Miso Dressing
納豆紫蘇そばサラダ
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Various Japanese food items have become popular in the U.S. and the rest of the western world over the years. But Natto is something you don’t see much (or at all!), and probably there is a good reason. Natto is sticky (as you can see in the pictures above) and has a distinctive smell. My […]
Vegan “Salmon” Temari Sushi Balls
Vサーモン手毬寿司
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Temari means a hand ball in Japanese, and it’s another style of sushi. Yes, there are a lot of different types of sushi, including “nigiri,” “maki (rolls),” “temaki (hand-roll),” “chirashi (scattered),” “oshi (pressed)”… I like Temari because they are easy to make and they look adorable. The vegan “salmon” is a game changer(previous post), and […]
Gomoku Onigiri
玄米五目ごはんおにぎり
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Well, I should probably explain the name. Gomoku rice is a popular Japanese rise dish. You combine uncooked rice, broth (usually soy sauce based), and basically anything you like, typically vegetables, meat, or/and fish, and cook everything together. You can use a regular pot and cook on a stove, but I typically use my rice […]
Curried Yaki-Udon
カレー焼きうどん
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Yaki-soba has become more widely known outside Japan lately, but Yaki-Udon is another Japanese favorite noodle dish. Yaki means “fried”, so this is a fried noodle dish; you just use Udon noodles. The thick chewy Udon provides a totally different culinary experience from Yaki-soba. Yaki-Soba is typically cooked with Japanese Worcestershire sauce, but Yaki-Udon is […]
Green Fox Soba Soup
緑のきつね蕎麦
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Soba noodle soup is one of my favorite lunch dishes. Growing up in Japan, I ate a lot of noodle soup for lunch. One of the reasons was that I was a huge noodle fan, but when I was old enough to use the stove, noodle soup was one of the easiest to make myself. […]
Weekend Sushi Rolls
週末寿司ロール
Friday, April 19, 2019
Last weekend we took a trip to New York City. We got to try great vegan food there, and one of the memorable meals was the one at Beyond Sushi. Their sushi was so creative and unique, and that really inspired me to be a bit more bold in my sushi-making. I also found this […]
Black bean Tea Soba
黒豆茶そば
Monday, April 1, 2019
I’ve been always a big noodle person, and I’m always up for good noodle soup. Remember this Japanese black bean tea? I had extra tea and beans kept in the freezer, and I thought it would be interesting to make them into a soba noodle dish. I did add some stuff to the tea to […]
Hearty Udon Noodle Soup
ほっこりすき煮うどん
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Okay. I know I’ve been talking about spring on it way for a while. But this week it really finally feels like spring is coming VERY SOON. The weather forecast says we are going to have temperature finally above 50!! So excited. However, today it’s still below 32F in the Twin Cities, and this hearty […]
