Kinpira gobo burdock root is the popular Japanese vegetable recipe. Kinpira is a cooking style involving stir frying and simmering with sugar and soy sauce. Carrots, lortus roots, and celery are also delicious for kimpira. For [Read more…] about Kinpira Gobo the Japanese vegetable recipe
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Futomaki sushi
Futomaki Sushi is popular in Japan. My mother makes this at New Years day or any celebrate occasion. Or when she invites some guests to her house, sometimes she makes this. When I was a child and [Read more…] about Futomaki sushi
Chikuzen Ni, Chicken and Vegetables
Chikuzen Ni, Chiken and Vegetables has many roots vegetables in the one tasety meal. I make this Japanese Chicken and Vegetables dish often here in U.S. I can buy Gobo from local Whole Foods store or Asian store, now. Shiitake, I can find local grocery store easily. Well, Konnyaku, rotus roots and bamboo [Read more…] about Chikuzen Ni, Chicken and Vegetables
Oyakodon, Donburi, chicken and egg recipe
Popular Japanese Donburi food Oyakodon, chicken and egg recipe. Why it’s called Oyakodon? Oyako mean parents and kids. Both Chicken (parents) and Egg (child) use to cook together. Wow, it’s sounds horrible! [Read more…] about Oyakodon, Donburi, chicken and egg recipe
Cooking Sushi Rice in your home
Cooking sushi rice in your home is easy. I will write 2 different ways of How to make Sushi rice.
People may think Sushi is Japanese food with raw fish. It is not!
Sushi is Su (vinegar) and Rice
together, it is called Su-meshi (rice) and you arranged with some other ingredients and it become sushi.
So we have many varieties of sushi. Now you can cook sushi rice and make sushi in your own home!