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Japanese Dessert: Beni Imo Cheese Cake/Violet Sweet Potato Cheese Cake

Japanese Dessert: Beni Imo Cheese Cake/Violet Sweet Potato Cheese Cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Debra at Hapabento mentioned that she calls her Violet Sweet Poatatoes Okinawa Sweet Poataoes. Actually, Okinawa is famous all over Japan for its Violet Sweet Potatoes/Beni Imo/紅芋 and cakes made with the same! Here is an Okinawa-inspired cheese Cake…

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Japanese Cheese Cake: The basic Recipe

Japanese Cheese Cake: The basic Recipe by Robert-Gilles Martineau

I have been recently asked a lot of questions about Japanese-style cheese cakes. Incidentally I had never heard of cheese cakes before I came to Japan 33 years ago. After investigation, cheese cakes have been around the world for quite a long time and developped into many varieties. Among them, the Japanese style seems to have…

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Baked Blueberry Cheese Cake

Baked Blueberry Cheese Cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Here is another version of Japanese cheese cakes: Baked Blueberry Cheese cake!

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Rare Blueberry Cheese Cake

Rare Blueberry Cheese Cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Here is the “rare” version as the Japanese describe their bain-marie cooked Cheese Cake as opposed to the fully baked variety!

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Baked Matcha (Green Tea) Cheese cake

Baked Matcha (Green Tea) Cheese cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Shizuoka Prefecture, where I live, produces no less than 50% of the national crop of green tea. You can imagine the quality of green tea consumed in homes in our Prefecture! Matcha, high quality green tea powder has increasingly become popular in cooking not only in Japan, but abroad. It does make for a beautiful combination with…

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Baked Tofu Cheese Cake

Baked Tofu Cheese Cake by Robert-Gilles Martineau

One way to lighten your cheese cake and invest into a new taste is to introduce tofu! Here is a simple recipe that will please anyone worrying about unwanted calories:

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