Ja Ja Men is originally a Chinese food called “Zha Jiang Mian.” I think its name comes from the sound of “Zha Jiang Mian.” In Japan, it was added some arranges such as adding sugar. So it tastes both sweetness of sugar and salty of miso. We use Ramen noodles and also use other Japanese […]
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“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 […]
Simmered Pork Belly (Buta no Kakuni)
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 […]
Pork Ginger (Shoga Yaki)
Pork Ginger is a easy cooking food and it is also cooked at home. It means each homes has their original taste. The method is very simple. Pork is grilled with the sauce which includes ginger and soy sauce. Ginger is called as “Shoga” and grill is called “Yaki.” So it is called as “Shoga […]
Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu)
It is said that the root of ”Tonkatsu” is cutlet and I also think so. So it can be categorized as a yoshoku, but I heard that it is served in foreign countries as Japanese food. “Ton” means pork and “Katsu” is from cutlet. It is also used for Katsudon which I introduced before. There […]