Tag: Japanese Appetizer
19
May
Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Ko Imo No Nimono
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In Jpanese Ko Imo/小芋 means small taro tubers, and Nimono/煮物 can be loosely translated as stew. Imo are great for vegans as they are fulfilling...
12
May
Red Miso Dip Sauce
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This posting has also been prompted by my new friend, Maggie Lam, who wanted to get some information for a red miso dipping sauce. It...
12
May
Red Miso Dressing
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This posting has been prompted by my new friend, Maggie Lam, who wanted to get some information for a red miso dipping sauce. Although this...
11
May
Vegan Edamame Tofu
by dragonlife
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This is the season for fresh edamame and there are so many ways to accomodate them! Have you ever thought of creating a vegan recipe...
23
Apr
Vegan Sushi at Sushi Ko (Shizuoka City, ’10/04/22)
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4 Sprout Sushi Set! Vegan and vegetarian sushi exists! Although Im neither, I always make a pont to order a few vegan nigiri at my...
26
Feb
Sashimi Plate at Uzu (’10/02/25)
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Service: excellent, easy-going and very friendly Facilities: great washroom, great cleanliness overall Prices: very reasonable, good value. Strong points: Very fresh local ingredients especially organic...
13
Feb
Sashimi Feast at Ekimae Matsuno Sushi
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Now, what makes sushi restaurants of so high level in Shizuoka? Tokyoites will say that they have Tsukiji and that is enough… Have you ever...
12
Feb
Shizuoka Oden Festival!
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The 2010 Shizuoka Oden Festival kicked off today! I made a quick visit in-bewteen work to have a quick snack! Going to the Aoba Koen/Aoba...
05
Feb
Oden: A Shizuoka Delicacy!
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Dark Shizuoka Oden When winter seems bent on holding us company and taking a sadistic pleasure listening to our moans, everything to warm up our...
31
Jan
Japanese Seasonal Fish: Ishigarei/Stone Flounder
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Ishigarei, イシガレイ、石鰈 in Japanese, is another popular flatfish/flounder in theis country. For the specialists the Englidh name is stone flounder, and its Latin name Kareus...
26
Jan
Japanese Seasonal Fish: Bora/Mullet
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There are at least 12 recognized kinds of mullet being caught all over the world. The flathead mullet in particular is an important food fish...
15
Jan
Sashimi Plate at Sushi Ko, Shizuoka (’10/01/14)
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I wrote this posting separately from the one introducing the vegan sushi plate the Missus and I shared at Sushi Ko, Shizuoka, last night so...
14
Jan
Seasonal Fish: Noresore/Conger Eel Whitebait
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“Noresore” will soon appear at some select fish markets, and as it will be a very short season, you will have to keep your eyes...
13
Jan
Japanese Seasonal Fish: Tai-Madai/Seabream
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Japanese Seasonal Fish: Tai-Madai/Seabream There are many varieties of Seabream/Snappers/Tai/鯛in Japan: Batodai, Hanadai, Ishidai, Kinmeidai, Mekkidai, etc. But the most popular variety is called Madai/真鯛, or...
10
Jan
Japanese Seasonal Fish: Tara/Cod
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Cod, or “Tara/鱈” in Japanese reads a the “Snow Fish”. Unlike in many countries in Europe and North America, the fish is eaten fresh, raw...