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Simmered Kinmedai Head 金目鯛頭の煮付け

This was one of the dishes that on the few very lucky days that we had spare fish heads that … More

kinmedai, nimono, Recipe, Sake, 煮付け, 煮物, 金目鯛

Steamed Managatsuo Cantonese Style 蒸し真魚鰹 (まながつお)

Introducing a much well less known premium fish in Japan- Managatsuo. Much more famous in South East Asian countries such … More

Ikan Bawal, managatsuo, Pampus chinensis, Recipe, Seto Inland Sea, まながつお, 斗鲳, 瀬戸内海, 真魚鰹, 蒸し, 鲳

The Science of Making Stocks

Stocks form the base flavours of many dishes, from sauces all the way to stews, and are a blank sheet … More

bone, herbs, mirepoix, Recipe, science, stock, stocks

How to Grow Koji 麹

The word koji (Kouji/麹) in Japanese is a general term of a grain that has been inoculated with a species … More

Aspergillus oryzae, Fermentation, japan, Japanese, koji, noma, Recipe

Simmered Japanese Sea Eel Recipe (Anago/穴子/アナゴ)

Easily mistaken as Unagi (日本鰻), Anago is another eel commonly eaten in Japan with the main difference being that Anago … More

Anago, Ikejime, japanese food, Recipe, sea eel, Sushi, Unagi, 穴子

Ricotta Stuffed Courgette Flower Salad, Botan Shrimp and Hazelnuts

Courgette flowers start coming into season for a short period in spring. Although we call them “courgette flowers”, when you … More

botan, courgette, courgette flower, courgette flowers, hazelnuts, japan, Recipe, ricotta, zucchini, ぼたんえび

Japanese Wild Boar Hotpot (Botan Nabe/ ぼたん鍋; Inoshishi-nabe/猪鍋)

While formally looked down as a dish for people living in rural areas, wild boar hotpot soon spread around the … More

boar, botan, botannabe, burdock, burdock root, inoshishi, nabe, Recipe, Wild boar

The science of ramen noodles.

This article has been kindly edited and proofread by Esmé. How and Why to Make Ramen Noodles Alkaline The source of … More

alkaline, Biochemist, gluten, kansui, noodle, Noodles, Ramen, ramen noodles, Recipe, resting

Bouillabaisse with Sea Urchin Rouille

Bouillabaisse with Sea Urchin Rouille Bouillabaisse is a traditional Provençal fish soup that originated from Marseille in France. The dish … More

Bouillabaisse, Fennel, fish soup, gurnard, hermitage, john dory, marseille, Provence, Recipe, Rouille, saffron, Sea Urchin, soup

たまひも親子丼 Tamahimo Oyakodon

たまひも親子丼 Tamahimo Oyakodon This post follows my previous post on the traditional Oyakodon and is a variation on it using … More

Chef, chochin, egg, Eggs, eyerlekh, fallopian, kinkan, Oyakodon, Recipe, tamahimo

Tamahide Nagoya Cochin Oyakodon Recipe 玉ひで名古屋コーチン親子丼

Read a variation of Oyakodon using unlaid chicken eggs. Nagoya Cochin Oyakodon名古屋コーチン親子丼 One of Japan’s most famous comfort food, Oyakodon, … More

Aichi, Dashi, Mirin, Mitsuba, Nagoya Cochin, Oyakodon, Oyakonabe, Recipe, Tamahide, Toei

Japanese Mountain Vegetables- Sansai Recipes (山菜)

As spring arrives in Japan just around the blooming of plum trees and just before that of the cherry blossom … More

Ainu Negi, Asparagus, Bamboo Shoots, Bracken, Butterbur, Chef, featured, Fern, Fuki, Ice Plant, Japanese, Kogomi, Miso, Recipe, recipes, Sansai, Shojin Ryori, Takenoko, Taranome, Tsuburina, Tsukushi, Udo, Urui, Warabi, 山菜

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