July 29th was the day of “Doyou no Ushi” of this year. As I introduced our food culture at the day last year, many Japanese people eat Unagi (Eel). However the most popular meal is Unadon or Unaju, there are some other eel meal and I would like to introduce one this year. It’s “Uzaku” […]
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Chicken Tenderloin with Mustard Soy Sauce (Sasami no Karashiae)
I noticed that I posted many fish or sea food foods and less meat foods recently. Today, I would like to introduce a dish using Chicken. This menu “Chicken Tenderloin and Mustard Soy Sauce (Sasami no Karashiae) is not traditional food, but my mother cooked well and I like it very much. If you can’t […]
Lightly Pickled Turnip (Kabu no Asazuke)
The season of Turnip (“Kabu” in Japanese) is spring and fall. May is its season and people say Turnips in spring time is tender. The history of turnip in Japan is very old. It is mentioned in a oldest history book such as Kojiki or Nihonshoki which were published in 8th century. So there are […]
Hot Spring Egg (Onsen Tamago)
This soft boiled egg is the specialty of Onsen (Hot Spring) resort area. It is boiled with the source of hot spring. So it is called “Onsen Tamago”. Normally, this is served with “Dashi (Japanese broth)“. But it also can be used for Ramen, and you will have another experience compared with regular style Ramen […]
Steamed Clam with Sake (Asari no Sakamushi)
However winter time, January and February in 2014, was very cold in Japan, now it’s April and spring has come. We can enjoy many delicious seasonal foods in spring. The Clam, “Asari” in Japanese, is one of seasonal foods in spring. We can buy it all the year, but one in this season is special. […]