Harusame Salad by Suzi

Years ago my daughter lived in Hollywood, FL near the beach and we'd go to this Japanese restaurant off of Harrison Street. I can't recall the name of the restaurant but I do recall their Harusame Salad. Crispy fried rice sticks with purple cabbage, carrots, scallions and bean sprouts. The dressing was a Kimchi sauce. I have…

Onion Bahjis by Nina Timm

Who can say no to this delightfully easy and delicious Indian Snack!

Chinese Garlic Recipe-Braised Turtle Rim with Garlic by hcgarlic

Chinese Garlic Recipe-Braised Turtle Rim with Garlic This dish has been appeared at the State Banquet on October 1, 1949.

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Fried Bell Peppers, Shimeji Mushrooms & Umeboshi by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Easy Vegan Japanese recipe!

Japanese Snack/Dessert: Daigaku Imo/”University Sweet Potatoes” by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Daigaku Imo litterally means “University Sweet Potato”! This snack/dessert became popular in the 1910’s in the vicinity of kanda in Tokyo where students were queuing at food stands serving them. They made for a hearty, cheap and nutritious food for…

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Daikon Chrysanthemums by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Here is a simple and “artistic” recipe using daikon and yuzu/lime. It’s called 菊花大根/Kikuhana Daikon which can be translated as Chrysanthemum Daikon. You don’t need Chrysanthemums, but only cut the daikon into the shape of the flower!

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Triple-Taste Aubergines/Egg-Plants by Robert-Gilles Martineau

As I already repeated time and time again, the Japanese cuisine/gastronomy has a lot to offer to vegans and vegetarians for the simple reason that such priorities are typical of the Buddhist monks (I mean the real ones!) in this country. Here is a very simple but very Japanese recipe with aubergines/egg plants: Triple-Taste…

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: New Lotus Roots & Umeboshi by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Lotus roots, when new and fresh, should be prized for their great natural taste. They can even be eaten almost raw after a little marinating. The Japanese have a simple and delicate way to prepare them with umeboshi/Japanese pickled plums, which should please vegans and vegetarians (and omnivores). It certainly makes for a great snack…

VEGAN JAPANESE CURRY by Robert-Gilles Martineau

The Japanese use the word “curry” for almost anything Indian in concept, although most of the curries eaten in Japan are more of Thai origin than else. One more reason to wonder about the word “cyrry”!LOL This recipe, simple and very Japanese makes use of ingredients that should please any culinary priority! Serve it with plain…

Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Yuzu Miso Dressing by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Vegan and vegetarians do sometimes experience problems making dressings for their food. The Japanese have an easy and very tasty way to remedy for such an issue: Yuzu Miso Dressing/Lime and miso dressing!

Chinese Tomato Salad by Chef Feiny www.feintastingfoods.com

So easy......& So good.

Crispy Bittergourd Fried by Malaysian Delicacies

BITTER gourd, by virtue of its name and appearance, is not a popular vegetable. Nevertheless, the health benefits imparted by this vegetable make it a good choice for the health-conscious person. In many Asian traditions, bitter foods are believed to contain disease-fighting phyto-chemicals that may be beneficial to health. Bitter…

Eggplant Sauce by Chef Feiny www.feintastingfoods.com

Steamed Cabbage Rolls by foodlover

Cabbage can provide you with some special cholesterol-lowering benefits if you will cook it by steaming. The fiber-related components in cabbage do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they've been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it's easier for bile acids to be excreted, and…

Chinese Garlic Recipe-Garlic Chicken by hcgarlic

“Real & Healthy Chinese Cooking” – Nicholas Zhou’s cookbook with 500+ low carb and low fat recipes with 170+ colorful pictures. Based on a master chef’s 40 years of cooking practice and 4 years of writing and research, it has helped 12,800 people worldwide improve their health.