When you need a ‘Otsumami’, a food to enjoy with alcoholic drinks, try this super easy salad. It takes only a few minutes to make it. It can be a nice side dish as well, but you need to double the amount as you would want to eat more. Makes 1 to 2 Servings Ingredients …
‘Takikomigohan’ is a Japanese dish of Rice that is cooked with other ingredients and seasonings. It was when I was about to cook ‘Soy Sauce Rice’, I realised that I needed to use Leeks that had been sitting in the fridge. I decided to add them to the Rice. While the Rice was cooking, my …
‘Chikuwa’ is a Japanese tubular fish cake. Chikuwa and Cucumber are the great combination, and there are many ways to enjoy them together. Today I made them into this simple salad. You can season this salad with anything, but today I used Sesame Oil and Sesame Seeds with Garlic and Chilli. It is very simple, …
I first discovered ‘Lao Gan Ma’ brand Crispy Chilli Oil on the website of Cookpad. A young woman, whose name is Lisa, introduced me the yummy Chilli in Oil. Since the discovery, I have been using it for many dishes. It takes this simple salad of Celery and Tuna to next level. Makes 4 Servings …
Using Frozen Sliced Gobō (Burdock Root), this popular Japanese salad is easy to make. Creamy Sesame Dressing is available from many supermarkets in Melbourne where I live. If you have a bottle, you may wish to use it. If you make it, and I recommend to make it less sour for this salad. Makes 4 …
This Korean ‘Namul’ inspired salad is a perfect side dish for your Asian dinner. You can prepare this salad a few hours before you serve it. Absolutely easy and yummy, and it won’t cost you much. If you are lucky enough to find Soybean Sprouts, please use them. The salad would taste even better. Makes …
My ‘Creamy Sesame Dressing’ goes well with many Vegetables, but particularly good with Spinach. The other day I made this salad using leftover Boiled Eggs, and it was so good. I made it again to take this photo. This is how I made it. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 60g Baby Spinach2 Boiled Eggs *cut into …
This is a Korean ‘Namul’ inspired salad. It is absolutely easy to make, yet really yummy. As I always use a can of Tuna in Springwater, I add a reasonable amount of Salt, but you need to alter the amount of Salt. If you use Tuna in Oil, you may wish to use the Oil …
Thinly sliced Kombu (Kelp), that looks like coated with Salt, is sometimes called ‘Shio Kombu’ (塩昆布), Salted Kombu. It is seasoned with Soy Sauce and Mirin as well. It can be mixed with hot Cooked Rice to make a delicious ‘Mazegoahn’. You can add a variety of extra ingredients, but today I added Green Shiso …
It is hard to believe that I used to hate this leafy vegetable that is called ‘Shungiku’ (春菊) in Japanese, and it is also known as Edible Chrysanthemum. I absolutely hated it when I was a child, and never tried to eat it until I was in my forties. I love it now. This is …
‘Goma-ae’ is a Japanese dish of vegetables dressed with sweet sesame seed sauce. A variety of vegetables are suitable for the dish, but I have found Wombok is tricky. It tend to turn bland. For Wombok, an extra Salt is needed. And I believe Ginger and Sesame Oil improve the flavour. This ‘Goma-ae’ Wombok is …
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 …