Happy New Year 2022. Wishing you all a very safe and healthy 2022.
Category: Blog
Pickled Chillies
This is how I pickle chillies. The ratio of my pickling liquid is 1 vinegar to 1 water – very easy to remember…
No Waste Food Recipe – Kinpira Kale Stems with Carrot (Japanese Style Sautéed Kale Steams)
Kale stems can be turned into a delicious and traditional Japanese dish.
Whipped Greek Feta Dip
“So, you are Japanese, right?”. This is often what I get when people see me for the first time in person after several emails and phone calls. They must have briefly thought I would be Japanese by my first name and ditched the idea after seeing my surname – traditional Greek name from Kastellorizo. My…
Delicious! Brown Rice Sushi Salad
It was last spring when I created this salad. It was when I was craving Sushi, specifically Chirashi Sushi. When you hear Chirashi Sushi, you might think a bowl of assorted sashimi arranged on sushi rice, which is often served in the Japanese restaurant. It was not what I was craving. What I was after…
Happy New Year 2021
Happy New Year to you all. How was your festive season? Mine was totally different from any other years. It was the first time to spend both Christmas and New Year without family in my life (as you might know already, New Year is the most important holiday for Japanese – family time, just like…
The Secret to Crispy Tempura – Tempura Batter Recipe
If you remember, I was a TV star a few years ago -> Here… I have already shared my “losing” recipes (Cucumber Tataki & Salmon Namerou) on my blog, and today, I would like to share another one – my Tempura Batter Recipe. I have been asked about this recipe several times before, and I’ve…
Honey Matcha Latte
When I came to Australia 15 years ago, no one knew what Matcha was. However, this young and free country is really open-minded to different cultures. Now I can enjoy a cup of authentic matcha latte from the tea shop across the road from my work. When I had been ordering a cup of matcha…
The Easiest Ever Japanese : Ninjin Shirishiri (Okinawa Style Sauteed Carrot)
What I introduce today is a super simple Japanese side dish. It is really simple, but somehow, it is surprisingly tasty. I am quite obsessed with this dish at this moment since I wonder what makes it so tasty… It is Okinawa Style sauteed carrot called “Ninjin Shirishiri”. Ninjin is carrot in Japanese, and “Shirishiri”…
My mum’s recipe: Sardine Nanbanzuke – Japanese Escabeche
When I opened a bag of sardines that we purchased, I realised that they were a bit smaller than usual. I could still fillet and pan-fry them as per my original plan, but they might not be as meaty as I like. So, I decided to call my mum. Her suggestion was Nanbanzuke. Nanbanzuke is…
A Little Bit of Soy 