JAPANESE COOKING CHANNEL – Page 59 – Japanese culture, food, and language

August 22, 2019

Baked Hanpen with Great Miso Sauce Recipe

Hanpen (a cake of ground fish combined with starch and steamed) is one of my favorite material to add our dinner menu especially when it’s busy night. It’s because hanpen is very tasty even though the cooking method is simple:…

Appetizer

August 21, 2019

SWEET CHILI & MISO-MAYONNAISE SALAD RECIPE

Do you like Thai sweet chili sauce? I think sweet chili sauce is essential to Thai food and it always improves dishes so much! As you know, it tastes great especially when it’s eaten with spring rolls or stir-fried dishes….

Salad

August 20, 2019

YAMAGATA DASHI (PICKLED VEGETABLES) WITH MISO RECIPE

I will introduce “DASHI” which is local dish in Yamagata prefecture today. When we say “DASHI” in Japanese, it means stock or broth most of the time.But today’s “DASHI” is totally different! “YAMAGATA DASHI” is actually pickled vegetables that is…

Side Dish

August 17, 2019

Burdock Salad with Sesame Miso-Mayonnaise Dressing Recipe

When I think about making salad with mayonnaise, it often ends up with using potatoes or macaroni as main material. Potato (or macaroni) salad with plenty of mayonnaise is very tasty and one of my favorite side dish. But sometimes…

Salad

August 16, 2019

GRILLED CORN WITH MISO BUTTER RECIPE

I used to eat so many corn in summer vacation when I was kid.My grandfather had fields for a lots of corn, so my family could eat as much as corn we want! haha They were unbelievably sweet, and eating…

Side Dish

August 15, 2019

STIR-FRIED TOFU & GROUND MEAT WITH SPICY MISO SAUCE (MABO-TOFU) RECIPE

In Japan, stir-fried tofu and ground meat with spicy sauce is called “mabo-tofu”, and it is recognized as Chinese cuisine. When we go to Chinese restaurant here in Tokyo, we often order mabo-tofu. Although it is kind of difficult to…

Main Dish

August 14, 2019

Meat Sauce Pasta with Miso Recipe

What kind of pasta (spaghetti) sauce do you like the best? I like creamy sauce with well-cooked sweet onion and bacon…But sometimes I need MEAT for spaghetti! haha I don’t know why I have been introduced only creamy pasta recipes…

Main Dish

August 13, 2019

TAIWANESE CHICKEN RICE RECIPE

Have you been to Taiwan or tasted Taiwanese cuisine? I have been there several times, and tried great foods at some local restaurants. For me, the best unique part about the food there is the flavor of spices. I thought…

Main Dish

August 9, 2019

SESAME-MISO DIPPING SAUCE FOR COLD SOMEN NOODLES RECIPE

It has been very very… and very hot in this summer in Japan! There is almost no rain these days, and even the northernmost part of Japan, Hokkaido is as hot as Tokyo. When super hot days last so long,…

Main Dish

August 8, 2019

COLD TOFU WITH SPICY OKRA RECIPE

Have you heard of “Hiya-yakko” which is cold tofu topped with dried bonito flakes, minced green onion, and soy sauce? I guess it is the most popular finger food using tofu, and I am the one who love to eat…

Appetizer