Steamed Rice is the our staple food. We usually eat it as it is, and it’s called “Gohan.” Also steamed rice is used for other foods such as Okayu (Porridge), Zousui, Takikomi Gohan and Char Han (Fried Rice) etc. I like making Zousui (Hodgepodge) after Hot Pot. Taimeshi (Sea Bream Rice) and Takenoko […]
Today, it’s June 2nd. It’s very good weather, fine, temperature is about 20 degree(c) and dry. Last week, Tokyo entered in “Tsuyu (rainy)” season which has a lot of rain and humidity is very high. It is about 10 days earlier than usual. Tsuyu season will continue about 1 month. So Japan has 5 seasons […]
“Gohya Champloo” is a food originated in Okinawa where the most south prefecture of Japan. It is the stir fry of bitter melon, pork, tofu and egg. However the bitter melon is called “Nigauri” in Japanese, in Okinawa it is called “Gohya” as a dialect. Now “Gohya Champloo” is very popular nation wide and we call […]
Sometimes, we found very interesting name of foods. Today, I would like to introduce foods which may have most interesting name. Udon and Soba are most popular Japanese noodles since old time. We enjoy them with various toppings. I think those varieties are more than Ramen. I would like to introduce two popular Udon which […]
Probably “Sushi” is one of most famous Japanese foods. And also “Soba” is well know as a Japanese noodles. People who have been to Japan may eat both. People may not visit to Japan also have eaten both. But normally, people are thinking Soba and Sushi are different foods. But we have a food which […]
Japanese summer is hot and very humid. In Tokyo downtown, we usually move with using train and walk, so we sweat. This hot and humid weather starts around mid of May. In June, we have 5th season which is rainy season called “Tsuyu” for about 1 month. This kind of weather will ends around th […]
If you like pork, I think this food is worth to try. It is simmered with soy sauce, sugar, mirin and sake. The taste is a little sweet. And also it is boiled for long time, so the meat becomes very tender. Although it is popular pork food, it is difficult to cook it very […]
