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Yaki Onigiri
When I heard that you can toast up rice balls I had to try it right away – and it was great! The crispy soy sauce-salty parts make up for the lack of oil as with fried rice, and it’s easier to eat too. Considering that the yaki onigiri was to be ‘finger food’, I […]
Spiced Onion Leftovers
When it comes to the weekends, we normally have a route that pretty much is the same but sometimes ordered differently. However, if we’re inclined to eat as carnivores then the local (and traditional) butcher is the first destination as we’d have to beat the other customers for the best variety available – come around […]
Sweet Wasabi Sushi
Another visit to The Encyclopedia of Sushi Rolls, this time with simpler fare. We have real wasabi in powder form in the freezer where it seems to keep rather well. I found it intriguing to find a use for it as the star ingredient in a hosomaki (thin roll) so I had to give it […]
Monsen Makizushi
Once upon a time I discovered an obscure page on the internet which had a decorative roll I’ve never seen. Though it was marketing kiwi fruit, they had put it in a sushi roll and it had a peculiar pattern. Further searching, I found a japanese website on decorative sushi and I discovered the name […]
Garden Green Rice & Meatballs
The herbs are king in a garden where there is little full sun to share. The chives, parsley and sorrel seem pretty happy and have plenty of growth for the picking. In addition, the local radish growers seem to be keeping the greengrocers with a steady supply – I made two small batches of pickled […]
Saucy Balls
I store small balls of hamburger mix in the freezer, as I have the flexibility in turning them into more flat hamburgers or keep them as they are. I also prefer to have them with a sauce. I was reminded of the ‘hanbaagu’, a version close to Salisbury steak that have a sauce poured over […]
Ganmadoki & Onigiri
I wanted to try out some vegetarian sides and came across ganmadoki, though I think mine are a tad on the ‘dark’ side. They consist of tofu and a bunch of other ingredients, and stem from vegan buddist cuisine. This was surprisingly a good feed despite being vegetarian, though I’d rather stick to the real […]
Rocket Sprouts
We let the rocket in the backyard go to seed last year, and were amused how almost the entire garden bed was peppered with tiny rocket seedlings. At this time, it is easier to identify the rocket from the weed and the best time to thin them out. Though, I couldn’t really bare to just […]
Kimchi Pancake
The combination of kimchi pancakes and kimpira is a tasty one! Probably should of added sorrel from the garden to that for extra fresh greenery and more of a citrus zing.. Lunch contents: Plain rice mixed with egg white with edamame and sesame, carrot kimpira with pickled sweet piquante peppers, salted cucumber, leftover lamb chop […]
Hosomaki Picnic
Ideally, picnic or travel food should be picked up without utensils and have little to no packaging – you might not be able to have a stable surface to eat off when you’re on the go. I aimed to see what things can be made for such occasions, perhaps if I can ‘accidently’ have a […]