Here is another simple Harusame Soup for you to try. It’s super quick and easy to prepare. First you make the soup. You can season it as spicy as you want. Today I added 1 & 1/2 teaspoons Toban Djan (Chilli Bean Sauce) and some Rāyu (Chilli Oil), and it was quite hot and still …
I occasionally crave this Udon Soup with Wakame & Nori. It can be just the soup, but I often add Cooked Udon Noodles and make it into a meal. It is probably not very nutritious, but it’s OK as my diet is generally well balanced. You probably have some particular foods you occasionally crave. This …
This is a super simple and refreshing dish of Udon Noodles. The main ingredient is a Tomato. If it is sweet enough, you don’t need to add Sugar, but I added 1 pinch today. Cooked Udon Noodles can be warmed in boiling water. Except for that, you don’t need to cook anything. It’s a perfect …
I was a big fan of a Japanese author who wrote many books on his travels, often in the places totally secluded from the world. One day, he cooked Rice, put canned Sardines and Nori on top of the Rice, then drizzled with some very precious Soy Sauce that he was carrying around. The description …
‘Kakiage’ is a type of Tempura made with a variety of chopped OR thinly sliced Vegetables and Seafood. My favourite is Onion and Prawn ‘Kakiage’. The other day, I had a Kitchen accident and I had my face badly burned with hot oil. As I am still a little scared to use a lot of …
A quick, easy and healthy dish, that’s what I want to cook for my lunch. I cook Harusame Soup very often, because it is absolutely ‘quick, easy and healthy’. Today I made this Pho Inspired Chicken & Harusame Soup, and it was so good. Dry Harusame Noodles can be cooked in the seasoned soup very …
Well… this dish is not fried, so I shouldn’t name it Fried Rice, but it is almost the same as typical Fried Rice. It is extremely easy to prepare if you have a rice cooker. You don’t need to stand in front of hot cooktop. Place everything in the rice cooker’s inner pot and press …
This is another super quick & easy soup that you can cook with Dry ‘Harusame’ Noodles, aka ‘Bean Vermicelli’ OR ‘Thread Noodles’. I love to add ‘Harusame’ to soups as it makes the soups more filling and just one bowl of soup can be a meal. Today I added Pearl Barley as well, but already …
This is a variation of savoury Potato pancakes called ‘Potato Oyaki’ in Japanese. I often make ‘Potato Oyaki’ with Smoked Salmon. Any other fish could be used I supposed, and I tried with Canned Mackerel today. I am so glad I did. The pancakes were yummy. Grilled fresh Mackerel would be wonderful, but it’s hard …
This Asian flavoured salad of Wombok can be made very quickly. The thick white parts of Wombok often takes longer to get seasoned and softened, but I have found a trick. I use Salt and Microwave. It’s very quick and easy. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1/4 Wombok *Today it weighed 450g1/2 teaspoon Salt *reduce the …
Do you know Sanshō? It is often called Sanshō Pepper OR Japanese Pepper. Ground Sanshō peppercorns are available from many Asian grocery stores. I have never used Sanshō peppercorns for cooking. To me, it is the spice to sprinkle over grilled eel and I haven’t eaten eel for decades.The other day my sister gave me …
The other day, I saw a video of a woman grilling Rice Paper over hot charcoal and making something that looked absolutely yummy. It seems it was a popular Vietnamese street food. I tried to recreate a similar thing using a frying pan. The essentail ingredients are Rice Paper and Egg, then you can add …