Japanese

Bento – the Art of Lunch

After seeing me taking photos and trying all sorts of things in the kitchen, my wife wondered aloud why I never wrote any posts about the bento lunches she makes for our daughter.  In our house, we tend to cook separately.  She doesn’t want me in there.  She loves it and excels at it, and [...]

Using Your Dashi

Last week I described what dashi is and how it’s made.  No ingredient is worth having around if you don’t know how to use it, and that’s what you’ll learn here.  Just like any meat stock, which can be used in applications ranging from making sauces to being a braising liquid, there are so many [...]

Dashi

This article originally appeared in Smile Politely here. Many recipes call for some sort of flavorful liquid.  Sometimes it’s wine, juice, or pureed vegetables, but often they call for broth or stock.  The main difference between broth and stock is that stock contains bones, where as broth can be made from just vegetables and/or meat.  [...]

Ichigo Daifuku – Strawberry Mochi

I don’t often go to Youtube for recipes or recipe ideas, but there are two exceptions in the past few months.  The first is Cooking With Dog.  I don’t understand why there’s a dog.  I don’t understand why it seems like the dog is narrating the whole procedure while some woman does all the work. [...]

Okonomiyaki

My wife spent a few months living in Japan during her high school years. She brought back a lot of memories, and a love for the food and culture of the country. She lived with a host family near Osaka, and experienced much of what the area had to offer. One such specialty of the [...]

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