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Okinawan Sweet Fritters

Okinawan Sweet Fritters by Tamara Daugherty

I grew up loving this delicate treat, both from the market in Okinawa (watching elderly women fry these up in giant cast iron pots) and made at home by my "Oba-ason" (Okinawan grandmother)". I use to wait for these little doughnuts to float on top in her pot over a wood-fed fire. (we never had a stove). Similar to the American version…

3 votes
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Vegan Japanese Dessert: Sweet Potato, Apple & Gardenia Seeds Kinton

Vegan Japanese Dessert: Sweet Potato, Apple & Gardenia Seeds Kinton by Robert-Gilles Martineau

An Easy Japanese-style vegan dessert!

4 votes
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Japanese “Rare” Cheesecake

Japanese “Rare” Cheesecake by Henry Moline

No bake cheesecakes are called “rare cheesecakes” in Japan. It is a soft type of cheesecake and usually gelatin is used to harden the filling. Rare cheesecakes are chilled and served with fresh fruits or fruit sauces. It is a very easy cheesecake to make at home

1 vote
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Japanese Spinach Salad, Ohitashi

Japanese Spinach Salad, Ohitashi by John Spottiswood

This is a delicious way to consume large quantities of one of the healthiest foods on the planet...spinach! I came to love this when I lived in Japan from 1991-1992, and make it frequently now because it is so easy, healthful and delicious. Serve this with any Asian dish, or any meat and potatoes. It's not particularly spicy, but…

2 votes
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Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Japanese Teriyaki Chicken by manabu masuda

Buy a bottle of Teriyaki sauce? NO!! It is amazingly easy to make teriyaki sauce at home. All you need is soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The key ingredient is mirin, which adds shiny look (teri). You can find mirin in Japanese, Korean or Chinese grocery stores .

11 votes
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How to mae black garlic

How to mae black garlic by chefgonin

On several occasions have you heard of black garlic and its almost miraculous properties for our body, but ...... You know it is and as it occurs ?. The black garlic is produced for the first time in Japan. Apparently a scientist began researching how to reduce the strong smell of common garlic ( Allium sativum ), so one of the…

1 vote
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Vegan/Vegetarian Japanese Dressing: Gomadare/Sesame Dressing

Vegan/Vegetarian Japanese Dressing: Gomadare/Sesame Dressing by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Following a few queries about gomadare/seasme dressing I (and the Missus) use a lot, I felt a little information and a simple recipe would come in useful. Gomadare is a great tasty dressing that can be used indifferently with cold dishes as a normal…

1 vote
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Kanazawa Magic Dressing

Kanazawa Magic Dressing by simpleyum

A tasty Japanese salad dressing

3 votes
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Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Triple-Taste Aubergines/Egg-Plants

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…

2 votes
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Japanese Fried Rice

Japanese Fried Rice by Caroline Phelps

You can use different ingredients for this recipe, just like any other fried rice, it's great to make when you have leftovers! Find more recipes like this one at http://pickledplum.com/

2 votes
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Sauteed Liver with Garlic Stems

Sauteed Liver with Garlic Stems by Robert-Gilles Martineau

For all the recipes I publish to help my vegan and vegetarian friends, I need my meat! The difference is that I tried to balance my diet as much as I can. Mind you, if one keeps to good ingredients, it is quite easy. Here is a simple recipe, both Japanese and Chinese in cocept, which has the merits to be bvery healthy, calorie-low…

1 vote
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Chocolate Drop Cookies

Chocolate Drop Cookies by Yuri Matsuura

Good for children's snack :-) Easy, simple and yummy!

1 vote
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MACHA MADELEINES

MACHA MADELEINES by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Since many friends asked me, here is a Japanese-style Madeleine. Madeleines are easy to make and can be come into infinite variations. Since I could not make it French for fear to bore everyone, i though that macha tea powder would be welcome!

1 vote
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Miso Dressing

Miso Dressing by jen

can add more water

1 vote
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5 Ingredient Rice Bites

5 Ingredient Rice Bites by Saru

For this recipe you will need to use ONLY freshly cooked hot rice.Cold rice becomes harder to mold and also it loses its flavour.This can be served to kids with some fresh carrot sticks and some tomato ketchup on the side.It makes for a great party or picnic snack too.Grownups can eat this with a hot cup of green or any flavoured…

1 vote
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