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Okinawan Sweet FrittersI 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… |
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Vegan Japanese Dessert: Sweet Potato, Apple & Gardenia Seeds KintonAn Easy Japanese-style vegan dessert! |
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Japanese “Rare” CheesecakeNo 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 |
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Japanese Spinach Salad, OhitashiThis 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… |
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Japanese Teriyaki ChickenBuy 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 . |
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Orange Portabella and Spinach Rice BowlWhile living in Japan, I fell in love with the simplicity of the Japanese Rice Bowl. Nothing too complex - it is simply a bowl of Jasmine rice with beef or chicken, some sauce, and if you're lucky, you sometimes get sea weed or a fried egg on top. I have since bastardized the concept - but the foundation of some rice, in a bowl,… |
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How to mae black garlicOn 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… |
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YakatoriThis recipe is great with steak, chicken or pork. You will need to adjust the cooking time depending upon the meat or poultry you use for the skewers. My kids loved this! It's going into my rotation for family dinners. |
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Vegan/Vegetarian Japanese Dressing: Gomadare/Sesame DressingFollowing 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… |
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VEGAN SOY MILK CARROT POUND CAKEEasy Vegan Cake! |
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Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Triple-Taste Aubergines/Egg-PlantsAs 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… |
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Japanese Fried RiceYou 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/ |
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Sauteed Liver with Garlic StemsFor 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… |
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Yoshie's Curried Beef and RiceHer name was Yoshie and she was my houseguest for ten days many years ago. She spoke 7 languages and was a chaperone from Tokyo with a teen 4-H exchange program. Yoshie loved to cook and wanted to prepare dinner every night for us. Did we protest? Not! Curried Beef and Rice was a thumbs-up favorite of teens and families wherever… |
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Baked Blueberry Cheese CakeHere is another version of Japanese cheese cakes: Baked Blueberry Cheese cake! |
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