Category Archives: Japan

Miso Shiru (Miso Soup)

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  • 2-3 cups water
  • 1 tsp instant dashi (Japanese bouillon) granules
  • 30 g (1 oz) Miso
  • 1 tbsp dried seaweed (soaked in water, optional)

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Shiro Gohan (White Rice)

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  • 2 cups Japanese rice or round rice
  • 2 cups water to soak
  • 1. Wash the rice in cold water, change to fresh water a couple of times and soak it for at least 30 minutes.

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Matcha Ice Cream

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  • 500 g (1 lb) vanilla ice cream
  • 1.5 tbsp Matcha (Japanese green tea powder)
  1. Put the vanilla ice cream in refrigerator for 30 minutes until half-melt.
  2. Add Matcha and mix. Put in freezer for 1-2 hours until hard.
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Matcha and White Chocolate Muffins

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  • 100 g (3.5 oz) flour
  • 5 g (0.17 oz) Matcha (green tea powder)
  • 2.5 g (0.1 oz) baking powder
  • 65 g (2.3 oz) butter (room temperature)

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Gyoza (Japanese Dumpling)

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  • 200 g (7 oz) flour
  • 1/3 cup boiled water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 150 g (5 oz) minced pork
  • 180 g (6 oz) flesh/young cabbage or/and Napa cabbage (chopped. If it becomes watery, add a pinch of salt and squeeze)

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Stir Fried Radish Leaves

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  • 70 g (2.5 oz) radish leaves (Wash and shake off the water)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2-1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

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Sauteed Eringi Mushroom

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  • 2 Eringi mushrooms (slice)
  • 1 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1-2 tsp soy sauce
  • Black peppar

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Chirashi Zushi (ちらし寿司 Scattered sushi)

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Usuyaki Tamago (Egg Crepe) and Kinshi Tamago (Shredded Egg Crepe)

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  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp potato starch
  • 1/2 tsp water
  • 1 tsp oil

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Garlic Soy

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  • 1 cup Soy sauce
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • Spices if you want (whole black pepper, whole chili, bay leaf etc)

Marinate the indigence in a jar for a couple of days. This is perfect for wok, BBQ, dip etc. Garlic is also nice to eat; for wok, shred for dressing…

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