‘Pampushky’, the Ukrainian Bread Rolls, can be baked OR deep-fried. ‘Pampushky’ can be sweet, and sweet ‘Pampushky’ are often deep-fried and filled with Fruit Jam. Today I baked these sweet ‘Pampushky’. It’s very difficult to wrap ordinary Jam with bread dough. The easiest way is filling Jam after ‘Pampushky’ are baked. Makes 10 to 12 …
I often cook similar dishes using Gnocchi. ‘Gnocchi & Mushrooms In Butter Soy Sauce’ is my favourite. However, Gnocchi is not so quick & easy to make as Boiled Potatoes are the main ingredient. These Ukrainian Dumplings have harder texture than Gnocchi as they are made without Potato, and Dumplings are much easier and quicker …
You can make an instant Kimchi by dressing Vegetables with my ‘Kimchi Flavoured Sauce’. You can add Oil such as Sesame Oil and more Vinegar to the sauce, and make salad dressing. My ‘Kimchi Flavoured Sauce’ is very versatile. Today I simply combined Fish Balls and Salad Vegetables with the sauce. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients …
Deep-frying is a traditional method to cook biscuits in Japan. The fried biscuits are often coated with Sugar and called ‘Karintō’ (かりんとう). ‘Muscovado Coated Fried Biscuits’ are very popular. Today I made White Sugar Coated Biscuits. I added finely ground Tea Leaves to the dough. You can add ground Black Sesame Seeds instead. Ground Coffee …
Mochi, sometimes called Rice Cake, is made by pounding steamed Glutinous Rice. I have an electric Mochi maker, but I don’t use it often. Because I have to soak Glutinous Rice overnight before steaming and the process is time consuming. This is my quick & easy way to make Mochi. Using Glutinous Rice Flour that …
I loved ‘Cottage Cheese Pancakes’, that are called ‘Syrnyky’ in Ukraine, and I wondered what would happen if I added Cottage Cheese to my Basic Cupcake. So I tried to make these Cupcakes. I thought Blueberries would be nice in the flavour, so I added some Blueberries. These cupcakes were equally delicious as ‘White Chocolate …
I wanted to use Octopus for this dish, but It’s just too difficult to find large Octopus where I live. I decided to use Cooked Prawns. You can use Squid, Scallops OR Fish Balls instead. Using my Kimchi Flavoured Sauce, this salad can be made instantly. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 1 Cucumber *cut into bite-size …
In Japan, there is a popular product of bottled sauce called ‘Kimchi No Moto’. You can make an instant Kimchi flavoured salad by dressing Vegetables with this sauce, OR you can use the sauce for dipping sauce and marinade. I loved the sauce and I missed it so much after I moved to Australia, then …
Canelé is a small French pastry and it is very popular in Japan, but I have never seen it in Australian until recently. The other day I saw Canelés at a small bakery in Melbourne. I bought one and it was delicious, but expensive. Just one small Canelé was $4.5. I decided to bake Canelés …
I heard Ukrainian people’s favourite street food is ‘Chebureki’, Deep-fried Meat Stuffed Pastry. They say any minced Meat can be used. As I heard that Pork is very popular in Ukraine, I decided to use Pork Mince today, though I though Lamb Mince would be really yummy. Anyway, I tried to make everything simple. I …
This salad is known as ‘Dniester’ Salad in Ukraine. Is that true? Smoked Sausage is used for this salad, but it is impossible for me to find Ukrainian Smoked Sausage. I heard that Polish ‘Kielbasa’ is similar to Ukrainian Smoked Sausage. If you can find ‘Kielbasa’, you may wish to try it. For most Australians, …
I have been cooking Ukrainian dishes lately, and that is my way to stand with Ukraine. I am loving Ukrainian dishes, but today my craving for something Japanese kicked in and I decided to make ‘Kakiage’. Kakiage’ is a type of Tempura made with a variety of chopped or sliced Vegetables, often with Seafood. This …
