Contents Cherry Tomatoes Salmon Rolls Octopus Fried Wieners 1 Egg cut in a half Onigiri Broccoli Today I decided to have a little fun with my bento. Usually I’m not making octopus wieners because I have to take my bento to university, but today we simply made a bento for eating lunch at home. Unfortunately I think I’m addicted to it now. I mean, I tried to shape a face Read More ...
Oh, what a horrible picture… better ones to come soon – promise! Contents: Japanese rice with chicken, carrots and aburaage Steamed brussel sprouts Finely shredded thin omelette Polenta crusted chicken Today is a sinister day indeed as I decided to let go of the dear camera that has so far accompanied me on my culinary adventures. Unfortunately it’s been a while since I noticed that the camera was ailing. The Read More ...
Today I tried a recipe from Naomi Kijima’s bento cookbook “Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go“. This is about the only bento cookbook from Japan that has been translated into English. The problem actually lies there, the book might be a big success in Japan but I imagine that people in western countries won’t find much use for it. The main issue being that many recipes simply use ingredients Read More ...
Contents: 1 cup cooked Japanese rice (with a little salt) Teriyaki fried chicken (1 chicken breast) Cherry tomatoes Cucumber, avocado, surimi salad with “sushi” dressing (scroll down for recipe) Tamagoyaki Maple syrup candy (which my mum in law brought back for us from Canada) Chocolate egg Today I made a bento for us! What I like the most about bento is that it gives you full control over calories, portioning, Read More ...
How to make California Rolls? Let’s start with the list of ingredients & utensils. 2 cups of Japonica Rice (There is no good substitute for this, check this post for more information) 4 cups of water 1/4 cup of sushi vinegar (You can get this in Asian/Japanese supersmarkets, but if you have troubles finding this -I’ll add a recipe later) 2 nori sheets – cut in half (If its full Read More ...
Ok this morning I got up 1 hour earlier than normally but I’m glad I did it, because check the result: my first bento!Bento is a traditional way of preparing lunches for school/work in boxes that have several compartments to store the food carefully in order for the tastes not to get mixed up. But there is much more behind bento. Bento is also (as Japanese food in general) about Read More ...
“Indian curry is really the best!” “Nah, I love the curry they make at the Chinese restaurant not far from here…” “Personally, I prefer Japanese curry ” “What??!!? Japanese don’t make curry!” As a matter of fact Japanese do have a curry dish :p It’s actually one of the most popular dishes over there. According to some recent surveys the average Japanese family eats curry about 2-3 times a week. Read More ...
Ok, I promised a thorough explication on how to prepare, conserve/store and eat Japanese rice best.There are basically two types of Japanese rice. One type is the normal rice used in daily cooking for savory dishes. The second type is called mochigome and is used for sweet rice cakes and mochi, due to its stickiness. Once you’ve chosen the right type of rice (and I doubt that you’ll have much Read More ...
Well there is certainly nothing I enjoy as much as well prepared, steamy, Japanese rice. Japanese rice is a special variety of middle/short-grain rice that tends to stick just enough to be picked up by sticks but falls apart in your mouth. The variety itself is called Japonica Rice. Of course my first experience with Japanese rice was in a Sushi restaurant but nowadays my passion goes far beyond that. Read More ...