One of the delicious hands off menu that never goes wrong. As the Covid situation in Japan worsen, it is the time for us to hunker down for a bit. The timing could not be worse as this time of the year, being with friends and family would have been the highlight. However, we will…
Tag: Japanese food
Cooking log 42 : Two-Color Seafood Bowl – First Experience w Whole “Salmon”
Autumn arrived and salmons are returning. Swimming and hopping up the stream back to their birthplace, carrying hopes and dreams of the future. And….erm they got netted. A while ago i wrote a post about the “Salmon” in Japanese called Syake, that it is not supposed to be eaten raw. While the flesh need to…
Cooking log 40 : Hairy Crabs from Fire Breathing Bay, Land of Trials
It has been 4 months since i last posted. Work has been insane, which is the deal when you work in rapid growth industry in emerging market. I went through a low point of my life trying to make sense of everything happening around. Not just the Covid-19 situation, but struggles i faced as a…
Cooking log 32 : Pork wrapped Taninaka Ginger & Eggplant “Denraku”
Drinking is never complete without nice food’s company. With all that is going on with the pandemic, these little moments of chill and happiness are what kept me going. As i am not a strong drinker, i need multiple session to finish a bottle. This was the day i had another glass of the Aka…
Cooking log 26 : Japanese Shallot x Tuna Flakes
Simple salad for home drinking. I had been lazy this weekend, eating takeouts and clearing out the leftovers in my fridge. For anyone chilling out there, here is a simple recipe that goes quite well with Japanese sake. I first had this in a family run small izakaya in Kichijoji area almost 7 years ago…
Cooking log 25 : Ishikari-nabe, Syake Miso Soup on Rice
It has been a long time while since i made this. This is my family’s version of Miso soup, where we use fatty salmon as stock base. Back in the days we would buy the cheap part of a salmon, those bones and head part for this dish. We would fry the fish before boiling,…
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