Bamboo Shoots (Takenoko) is typical spring seasonal foods in Japan. In Tokyo, we can see many bamboo shoots at the store around the beginning of April. Now we can buy boiled bamboo shoots which are packed any season, but fresh one can bring a lot of fun to us. Although we cook it as many […]
I used yam to cook “okonomiyaki” last time, and still it remained. After consideration what I would cook…, I cooked “Isobeage” at this time. It is called isobeage that foods wrapped with seaweed and fried. “Isobe” means beach. Seaweed are there, so I think this style cooking called the name which has “isobe.” However tempura […]
What is the food which you feel spring? When rape blossom (nano hana) foods come onto the table, I feel spring has come. Its season is February and March. It tastes a little bitter. So I don’t like it very well when I was a child. But now, I want to eat it if I […]
I heard that countries where people eat lotus root (renkon) are only Japan and China. I am surprised because I have been eating it since a kid like tempura, simmered stuff or one ingredient of chirashi sushi etc. Kinpira is one of typical lotus root menu. Its spicy and very good combination with steamed rice. […]
Nikujaga is a very popular home cooking food. One interesting thing is which meat (beef or pork) will be cooked depends on region. Around Tokyo area, people are cooking pork. But around Osaka area, people are cooking beef. I grew up in Kobe, around Osaka area, so I am cooking it with beef. First time […]
