Tag: recipe
03
Mar
Tempura: Kakiage Recipe
by dragonlife
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Tempura: Kakiage Recipe “Kakiage recipe” is a very popular form of Tempura in Japan, especially in homes as it can make use of whatever is...
21
May
Salmon Trout Pie Recipe
by dragonlife
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Whatever the weather prevailing, one often expects a hearty hot meal back home from a long work day. I personally cook dinner twice or three...
21
Aug
From my Recipe Book: Cold Pasta Salad With Shizuoka-grown Ameera Tomatoes
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Cooking is so easy when you have the right and superlative ingredients within your hand’s reach! Japan, and especially Shizuoka Prefecture, is famous for producing...
10
Aug
From My Recipe Book: Mango Curry Cream Sauce Prawns and Scallops with Wild Rice
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Here is a simple recipe of mine (yes, I do sometimes cook for the Missus! LOL) I have wanted to introduce for a long time....
10
Aug
From My Recipe Book: Cream Sauce Prawns & Potato Pagoda
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Recently I’ve been digging in my cooking books & notes and dug out some easy recipes! Here we go! Frankly speaking, I was stumped by...
06
Aug
French Recipe: Caviar d’Aubergines-Eggplant Paste!
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Summer is a season for fresh eggplants (aubergines in French and British English) aplenty and this seemingly modest vegetable can be easily turned into an...
11
Apr
Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Carrot Salad & Onsen Tamago/Hot Spring Egg!
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O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and...
26
Jan
Tofu Chiffon Cake Steamed in Rice Cooker
by dragonlife
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Rice cookers come very handy when you want to make lighter cakes you can either eat hot, lukewarm or cold! Here is another simple and...
23
Jan
Tea Chiffon Cake Steamed in Rice Cooker
by dragonlife
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Rice cookers come very handy when you want to make lighter cakes you can either eat hot, lukewarm or cold! here is a simple recipe...
01
Jan
Sushi: Hanasaki Crab Chirashi Zushi for the New Year!
by dragonlife
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Chirashi zushi/散らし寿司 means “decoration sushi” in Japanese! It is a free form of sushi very popular at homes! We received this magnificent crab directly from...
28
Mar
Gastronomic Nightmares in Japan: Calories Count at McDonald’s, Starbucks & Mr. Donuts
by dragonlife
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McDonald’s at Shinjuku, Tokyo As demonstrated by many food bloggers, cooking and creating great foods and drinks have become incomplete and unsatisfying when not considering...
28
Mar
Dekopon Oranges Producer: Nobuhiko Onuma
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Nobuhiko Onuma/小沼宣彦 between his daughter/睦代, and wife, Yoshiko/良子! Dekopon (デコポン) is a seedless and very sweet citrus fruit, a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan (Nakano...
26
Mar
Organic Vegetables Salad at Pissenlit in Shizuoka City!
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Service: Excellent and very friendly. Facilities: Great cleanliness overall. Superb washroom (mouthwash and toothpicks provided!)! Prices: Reasonable to slightly expensive, very good value. Strong points:...
21
Mar
French Desserts: Macaron Framboisé & Matcha Parfait Cannelé at Pissenlit in Shizuoka City!
by dragonlife
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Service: Excellent and very friendly. Facilities: Great cleanliness overall. Superb washroom (mouthwash and toothpicks provided!)! Prices: Reasonable to slightly expensive, very good value. Strong points:...
17
Mar
French Gastronomy: Organic Vegetables & Madai Seabream at Pissenlit-Shizuoka City!
by dragonlife
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Service: Excellent and very friendly. Facilities: Great cleanliness overall. Superb washroom (mouthwash and toothpicks provided!)! Prices: Reasonable to slightly expensive, very good value. Strong points:...