There is something about tofu that is supposed to give you a long and healthy life. Some Japanese companies seek to return the favour to the humble tofu.
This is a “tetra” style box of long life tofu that sits on the shelf of your cupboard for over a year before expiry. It is sort of […]
As I mentioned yesterday, I found a new kitchen ware shop called Oritomo the other day and this is one thing that intrigued me. What are these guys? I am assuming they could be for scooping rice or mixing dough. But I thought I’d run a little competition again to see who could come up […]
I just found a new kitchen ware supplier near my place in Tsukuba. Oritomo is a specialist supplier to commercial kitchens but they are also happy to sell to home kitchens like mine.
The shop is absolutely loaded with everything from disposable containers and presentation gear to the finest of knives and ceramics. They have the […]
If you read yesterday’s post you will know what we ate last night. What I failed to mention was that we had left overs. Left overs are cool sometimes but other times they are just boring. One way that I try to disguise them is to change the format.
In this case from a loose stir […]
This dinner came about as a serious desire not to go out in the rain to buy more food. Instead I put all of my energy into combining the ingredients that we had in the fridge into something meaningful. It looks a bit weird but I am proud of the flavour. It went a little […]
Yesterday was the annual Tour De Sakuragawa cycle time trial. Due to terrible weather it was postponed for a half hour and then the 100klms was cut back to 80 klms. Despite this we rode through the rain and ended up very wet and muddy by the end.
As happens at many Japanese events, we were […]
These little guys are called Aji in Japanese or Horse Mackerel in English. They are sold in a range of sizes from these ones (about 2 inches) up to about a foot long as adults. They are one of the all time most popular Japanese whole fish and they are readily available and cheap. They […]
I should admit here and now that I am about as Spanish as Jackie Chan, only maybe less so. This recipe came not so much out of a Spanish cook book or even a distant memory of a Spanish holiday. It sprouted more from looking at my Japanese fridge and wondering what I could cook that was […]
I have been trying to master the art of perfect ginger pork and I think it has finally arrived.
Fry some thin (5mm) slices of pork in a fry pan for a minute. Shake together about half a cup of sake, with a fine grated knob of ginger and pour over the pork. When that has […]
This was dinner and I think I am a changed man.
Fresh Udon noodles, some chopped long onion a salmon cutlet, salt, pepper and a dob of butter. Sealed up in foil and dropped in a fry pan for 10 minutes.
The taste is almost as good as the smell and the washing up is incredible.
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