by : Reiko Sandwiches

Vegan Brats
ヴィーガンソーセージホットドッグ

I haven’t had brats for a long time.

But today we got to enjoy vegan brats.

How cool is that?

This is my first time I made vegan brats, but I was super happy with the result.

Aren’t they beautiful?

They were browned well when pan-sautéed.

I baked buns for lunch.

These are soft, slightly sweet, and perfect for brats.

Today I made two different versions.

One was with coriander paste, homemade sauerkraut, ketchup, and mustard.

I wanted to post the picture (above) before covering the brats with ketchup and mustard.

The color is so bright!

I love the design of this mustard from Ikea.

The other version was with vegan cheese, vegan “bacon,” fried onion, and parsley.

Crispy vegan “bacon.”

We LOVED these brats.

I’m proud to say that buns, bratwurst sausage, sauerkraut, cheese, and bacon were all homemade.

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by : Reiko Sandwiches

Balsamic V-Beef Sandwich
バルサミコVビーフサンドイッチ

This is a sandwich I made with my vegan meat and sourdough focaccia.

One of the great things about vegan meat is that you can use it as “beef,” “pork,” or “chicken,” whatever the kind of meat you like depending on the dish you are making.

Because I used mostly all-purpose flour for this focaccia, the softer texture turned out actually perfect for a sandwich.

Focaccia, vegan feta, kale dressed with maple mustard dressing, vegan beef with balsamic glaze, and vegan mayo.

This was delicious!

Yes, I like to pile up meat high.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Sandwiches, Tofu, Vegan Egg

Curried V-Egg Salad and Kale Sandwich
カレー味V玉子サラダとケールのサンドイッチ

A quick sandwich for breakfast.

Since I had homemade sourdough English muffins, I thought this would be perfect for my sandwich.

The vegan egg salad was made of extra firm tofu, chopped chickpeas, and shallot.

I like adding curry to my egg salad.

Toasted sourdough English muffin, fresh kale dressed with maple vinaigrette, and V-egg salad.

Tasty and healthy!

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by : Reiko Japanese Food, Sandwiches

Sweet Bean Butter Sakura Sandwich
あんバター桜コッペパン

Sweet bean and butter sandwich.

This combination of sweet beans and butter may sound odd to many westerners, but it’s extremely popular in Japan.

A few weeks ago I showed you how to make sweet beans using canned beans.

This is so easy to make.

At that time I used black beans, but this time I decided to use dark red kidney beans.

I made this the same way as I did with the black beans.

You squeeze the extra liquid using a cloth; make sure the beans are quite dry at this stage.

Then add sugar and a little salt and cook until it achieves the texture you prefer.

This turned out great.

It’s pretty close to the traditional Japanese sweet red beans which are made of Azuki beans.

Homemade bread, homemade vegan butter, sweet beans, and salted sakura cherry flowers.

Pretty and tasty!

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by : Reiko Sandwiches, Tofu

Koya Katsu Sandwich
高野カツこっぺサンド

Today’s lunch.

It seems that the only place I go to is the grocery store.

Well, that part is not a huge change for me (lol).

But now I feel so tense when I’m at the store even when there aren’t too many people.

This situation has definitely taken away the fun of grocery shopping…

But you know what?

I’ll survive.

Today for lunch I decided to make sandwiches using these.

My favorite.

Panko-crusted Koya-tofu (freeze-dried tofu).

These are so good!

Koya Katsu, salad leaves, Japanese Worcestershire sauce, and homemade vegan mayo.

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