Oyster (Kaki in Japanese) is one of popular seasonal foods in the winter. It can been seen at stores from mid of autumn to the end of winter. I was thinking that I would make Kaki Fry (Fried Oyster) in this winter. We had a lot of snow fall twice in Tokyo last month, February. […]
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Swellfish, “Fugu” called in Japanese, is a seasonal fish in winter in Japan. There are some popular cooking styles such as Sashimi, especially called “Usuzukuri” (very thin sliced) like above photo, Nabe (Hot Pot) or Karaage (deep fried stuff). I like it, but I don’t remember I had eaten it when I was kid. I […]
Simmered Yellow Tail and Japanese Radish (Buri Daikon)
Both Yellow Tail (Buri) and Japanese Radish (Daikon) are seasonal food in winter. This “Buri Daikon” is a popular dish in winter and is made at home well. As same as other Japanese Nimono (Simmered foods), it is cooked without any oil. But Yellwo Tail in cold winter has many fat, so we can enjoy […]
Fried Prawn (Ebi Fry)
Fried Prawn (or Shrimp) is called “Ebi Fry” in Japanese and is a popular Yoshoku food. This cooking method is almost as same as fried meat such as Tonkatsu (pork cutlet). When meat is fried, it is called with “Katsu.” For example, Beef Katsu or Chicken Katsu. But if seafood is fried, it is called […]
Baked Salmon in Foil (Sake no Foil Yaki)
According to the old calender, we were entered in winter this year at November 7th. Now it’s getting cold, but it’s still autumn. So I want to enjoy more seasonal foods in autumn. Today, I would like to introduce a food which has a lot of autumn stuff. Ingredients (for one dish): about 100g Salmon […]