The filling of Spring Rolls doesn’t have to be Asian flavoured. You can actually use anything. I want to introduce Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese. These Spring Rolls are super easy to make and perfect starter or party food. I recommend to cut each square sheet of wrapper into 4 pieces and make small Spring …
‘Goma-ae’ is a dish of vegetables dressed with sweet sesame seed sauce. ‘Goma-ae’ is one of the most popular recipes on my website. Today I added a small can of Tuna. I have never done it before. The result was brilliant! As I seasoned Cucumber with Salt, I reduced the amount of Soy Sauce in …
This is another super easy rice bowl dish that I often make for my lunch. It is a great dish to have on a hot summer day as you don’t need to cook Mackerel. You can add some Salad Vegetables to it. Wakame is also a good addition. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 teaspoon Soy …
Off-cuts or already diced Salmon are cheaper than good-looking fillets, and they are perfectly suitable for this dish. Using ready-to-use Baby Spinach, I don’t need to wash or cut anything, and this ‘Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl’ can be made in 5 minutes. Another super easy meal. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 150g Salmon *cut into bite-size …
My ‘Basic Oven-Baked Pilaf’ recipe is very versatile. I added Curry Powder to it and used White Fish Fillets for this dish. I often use rice cooker to cook rice dishes, but I know many people don’t have rice cooker. Oven-baking is so easy, and it is very suitable for cooking pilaf. Makes 4 Servings …
This mushroom sauce is good with Fish, but also good with Tofu or Chicken. Cook those proteins simply with Salt and Pepper, or you don’t need to cook Tofu. Today I pan-fried the Fish Fillets after coating them with Flour. You can steam, grill or deep-fry. This sauce makes the simple fish into an extra …
‘Soboro’ means crumbled meat in Japanese. To make this ‘Salmon Soboro’, use Canned Salmon. Today I used Canned Pink Salmon that I bough some time ago when it was on special. Canned Salmon is quite wet even after drained well. When you mix it with seasonings and stir-fry, it might become mushy. Keep stirring over …
Savoury rice sprinkles are called ‘Furikake’ in Japanese. There are loads of ‘Furikake’ products available from stores in Japan and they are very popular. When my children were young, I used to make ‘Salmon Furikake’. If you like ‘Salmon Furikake’, you might wish to try this one. Grilled Fresh Mackerel would be lovely to use, …
In Melbourne where I live, Fish Balls are widely available. As Japanese Surimi (fish paste) products such as Chikuwa and Kamaboko are hard to find, I stock Fish Balls for always. It’s so handy to have them because I can make an extra dish instantly. This dish is great to eat with freshly cooked rice. …
When I was young and still living in Japan, I was very fond of this deep-fried Fishcake that was called ‘Ebi-yose Fry’, a frozen food product by well-known company ‘Ajinomoto’. The only way to eat it now where I live is making it by myself. If you can make ‘Surimi’ (Fish Paste), it’s easy to …
‘Surimi’ means ‘finely ground fish meat (or other seafood)’ in Japanese. Fish Balls, ‘Chikuwa’ (tube-shape Japanese Fishcake) and Crab Sticks, they are made from Surimi. If you have a food processor, Surimi is easy to make. Home-made Surimi is not necessarily cheaper, but you know exactly what is in it. And variations are endless. Makes …
‘Takikomigohan’ is a Japanese dish of Rice that is cooked with ingredients and seasonings. If you have a rice cooker, ‘Takikomigohan’ is super easy to cook. Today I cooked Rice with Salmon and Asparagus. Butter & Soy Sauce flavour is very popular in Japan, and Salmon and Asparagus taste lovely in this flavour. Makes 4 …