OISHII!

This is fried tofu with vegetables insides.  Hiryozu is something you buy the already made ones from tofu shops in Japan but I think it...

This is lamb rack saute with herb crust.  I made simple crust with breadcrumbs, garlic, tarragon and parmesan cheese and olive oil.  I...

This is chinese courgettes, shitake, and abura age which is fried tofu cooked in Japanese dashi stock, sake, mirin and light soya sauce. ...

I think many people keep stock frozen meat sauce in their freezer since making of meat sauce takes time.  Whenever I make the sauce, I ma...

This is a simple french style of string beans salad.  Boiled string beans, snow beans, boiled eggs and julienne of french ham tossed in a...

"Sesame tofu" 「胡麻豆腐」 "Konbu marinated flounder" 「平目の昆布締め」 "Cucumber and octopus in vinegar sauce...

Early summer Japanese Lunch *** Tomato with ground okura Sesame tofu Konbu marinated flounder * Hyryozu Pumpk...

May is season of Pivone.  They have very nice fragrance but whenever I buy the flowers less expensive, not all the flower buds open. 「シ...

I made "Kanten" with oolong tea.  Kanten is something like gelatine made with seaweeds.  Kanten with dark brown sugar syrop is...

Pork ginger is one of the most popular Japanese pork dish.  It's made with thin sliced pork saute with soya sauce, sake, and ground g...

Proscuitto is more expensive than the smoked bacon but it has less fat and good flavor.  Since I'm back from Japan, I'm making mo...

This is something I made in Japan with fish called "Issaki".  Aqua pazza is fresh fish sauteed in white wine, tomato and olive ...

We don't usually cook cucumber but I happened to lightly fry them with sesam oil and salt and mixed with rice and tarako.  The resu...

I like to make roasted peppers in summer.  I think the bell peppers taste much better when they're roasted.  I use a simple griller t...

I went to the flower market to see what's in the season recently.  Hydrangea can be found all year along in Hong Kong but this is pro...

This is very special because I made this with tomatoes that I brought back from Kumamoto and they are extremely tasty.  My mother found s...

I made varieties of Japanese dishes in Japan about three to four dishes a night everyday.  It was my pleasure and also to give some rest ...

This is something I made before I went to Japan.  I happened to have a lot of coriander so I made fried rice with vietnamese flavor using...

May is the season of Shobu.  My home in Kumamoto is very close to the lake Ezu so I found many of those flowers by the water.  There a...

Dear readers, finally I'm back from Japan.  Early May is one of the most beautiful season in Japan.  Since the summer is unbearably h...