Tomatoes in miso soup. I’ve seen this combination in Japanese cookbooks sometimes, but it’s not something my mom would make when I was growing up. This unique pairing is not common in miso soup, but when I saw it featured in the recently released Netflix series, The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, I knew I had to give it a try. Why You Should Try This Recipe It’s fuss-free and super speedy to make!...
Tonteki was featured on the popular Japanese TV program called “Shinya Shokudo (深夜食堂)” or “Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories” which is now available on Netflix. Episode of Tonteki from Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Midnight Diner features Japanese dishes that are more representative of home-cooked recipes than Japanese restaurant menus in the US. If you’re interested in Japanese home-cooked meals, you will enjoy this show as much as I do! Tonteki’s episode is Season 1, Episode 3 on Netflix....
How to make it Some recipes from the Maharashtrian cuisine Vegan Matki Misal in an Instant Pot Some of their main dietary staples are lentils, vegetables, and gluten-free flours like finger millet (Jowar) and pearl millet (Bajra), beans, and sprouts. The GF flour is used to prepare flatbread (Dill Flavored Jowar/Sorghum Flatbread and Gluten-Free Bajra Jowar Bhakhri | Sorghum & Pearl Millet Flour Flatbread) and is served alongside a curry and Dal....
So what are you waiting for? Get yourself some and get cooking! Highly recommended! – Mike H. I’ve been cooking with it for a while now, and I absolutely love the stuff. Gochujang is one of the hottest condiments around, a chili paste like no other, so if you’re a spicy food lover, you definitely need this ingredient in your kitchen. It’s a wonderful chili paste that will change up your dishes in the best of ways....
Umami, also known as the fifth taste, is abundant in food. From tomatoes, mushrooms, parmesan cheese, cured meats, gravy, and more, these foods hit you with that intense savory, meaty flavor. Your mouth might already be watering just imagining these foods. It’s prevalent in many cultures worldwide but has a special place in Japanese cuisine. After all, the word “umami” (旨味) is from the Japanese language, meaning “delicious taste.” While there’s already plenty of research deciphering and lauding umami, let’s look at how it relates to Japanese cooking....
Yuba (湯葉 “hot water leaves”), tofu skin, beancurd skin, or beancurd sheet is a food product made of soy milk. While it’s not a variety of tofu, it’s a film of coagulated proteins that forms on the surface of boiling soy milk. Japanese yuba are thin, delicate, and rich. What Is Yuba Yuba is a rich, silky, and meaty soy product eaten in East Asia. The Japanese eat it dipped in soy sauce and wasabi, simmered in dashi, or cooked in hot pots....
There aren’t a lot of tourist activities to do in Yufuin compared to other tourist towns. Once you’ve checked into your ryokan or hotel, take a stroll down Yunotsubo Kaido and try some local bites. There are many small shops you can visit and browse around, they range from Sanrio characters to local souvenirs. As you walked along the path, try the small bites and drinks from the stores....
The Japanese pickles, or Tsukemono, are a staple in our daily meal. When you serve steamed rice and miso soup, you will always see a small plate of pickles accompanying them. Many families make their own pickles at home as it’s easy to make and a great way to enjoy more vegetables! Today, I’ll show you 4 Easy Soy Sauce Pickles. That’s right, four kinds! I just couldn’t pick one, so you get to try them all....
The pots are shaped similar to a habanero or a ghost pepper. The skin is typically pimpled and form a tail, per the photos. The pods start out green and ripen to a vibrant shade of red. An old story goes that the 7-Pot is so named because a single pod can heat 7 pots of chili or stew, so keep that in mind when consuming this crazy hot pepper....
That’s it, my friends! I hope you enjoy the recipe! Aji Amarillo peppers have a good level of heat - in the 30,000 - 50,000 Scoville Heat Units range. That’s about 6-10 times hotter than your average jalapeno pepper. Not bad! Learn more about the Scoville Scale here. The Ají Amarillo is grown in all areas of Peru. Used by the Incas, it is still the most common and popular pepper in that country....
I am excited for you! How to Make Aloha Subs When I dream up a new recipe, I expect it to be good, otherwise I wouldn’t make it and definitely wouldn’t share it. But my jaw dropped in giddy disbelief at just how good these Aloha sub sandwiches are. The whole thing, it just works. The star of the Aloha Meatball Subs are the moist, tender, flavorful Hawaiian meatballs spiced with soy sauce, pineapple juice, ginger, onion, and panko breadcrumbs that bake for 12 minutes then simmer in a simple pineapple based sauce to drink up even more flavor....
When I was younger, I always associated amazake (甘酒) with the taste of alcoholic sake. It was that distinct aroma of sake in the drink that gave me the impression that it would be too strong, so I would always pass on the drink when someone offered it. I didn’t know there was a non-alcoholic version then. What is Amazake? Amazake (pronounced ah-mah-ZAH-kay) is a traditional Japanese drink made of fermented rice....
Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! – Mike H. Not only will you need start thinking about all those jalapeno pepper recipes, as well as ways to preserve your chili peppers, but you’ll also need to start thinking about paying me a visit to give me some of them!...
Many years ago when I first started Just One Cookbook, I had shared a Japanese Apple Salad recipe. It was my mom’s recipe that I had recreated and my family really enjoys it. Fast forward 4 years and looking at the apple salad recipe, I realized it’s not too healthy with a large amount of mayonnaise used (even though it’s really good!). My goal this time was to recreate the family’s favorite apple salad recipe but make a healthier version....
Ingredients needed 🧾 Serving suggestions 🍽 Top recipe tips 💭 More Asian recipes Recipe 📖 Besides being so easy to whip up (10 minutes), this Asian salad recipe is also tangy, spicy, light, refreshing, and crunchy. The vinegar helps balance the sugar’s sweetness and the heat from the chillies. This hot Japanese Cucumber salad is one of the best! It’s so good that you would want to make it as an appetizer or side dish every week!...
Salmon is always a quick and easy dinner win! If you’re looking for more baked salmon recipes, be sure to check out our favorite baked garlic butter salmon, baked teriyaki salmon, baked Greek salmon, and baked fajita salmon. PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER how to make baked cilantro lime salmon video baked salmon RECIPE If you’re a cilantro lover, chances are you’re already obsessed with my cilantro lime chicken, cilantro lime chicken taco salad, cilantro lime shrimp and cilantro lime shrimp tacos....
Mix it all together. Like so. Game day food! Yes! When you’re tasked with hosting the bash or bringing something to pass that everyone is going to love, you’d be hard pressed to find a more perfect party appetizer than the outstanding jalapeno popper. Jalapeno poppers are TOPS when it comes to popular party food. They’re the perfect bite sized food and they’re all out tasty and truly, they’re crazy easy to make....
Chicken Risotto Remember when I posted my Personal Favorite Recipes of 2016? That was a crazy hard list to narrow down, but one recipe that hands down made the cut was my Baked Butternut Squash Risotto with Pepper Jack and Pine Nuts. Have you tried it yet? I could eat it for days. But now the only problem is it has competition – this Greek Chicken Risotto recipe! But before I go on about how crazy delicious this creamy Chicken Risotto recipe is, let me firsts say that if you have never made risotto before, it’s time....
Yaki Imo (焼き芋) or Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes is the classic Japanese autumn and winter street snack that evokes nostalgic memories, one that always takes me back to my childhood. While making yaki imo at home is as easy as popping them into the oven, there are a few methods to bake the sweet potatoes to the ideal texture and flavor. So today, I’m here to share my best tips on making yaki imo at home....
Boom! That’s it, my friends! Who would have thought the recipe could be so darned easy? It really is a simple one. Simple is good! Go toss it with some cooked shrimp for your favorite Bang Bang Shrimp recipe! You may have seen variations of the appetizer with different names at other restaurants, like “boom boom shrimp”, “firecracker shrimp”, or something similar. It’s good stuff, really. Patty and I were introduced to it at our local Bonefish Grill....
