Sesame
I could actually just include the sesame recipes in the "nuts and seeds" section - but since it is such an important ingredient in Japanese cooking I have decided to give it its own page. Of course the fact that I just love sesame in all its varieties (black, white) and forms (roasted, grated, as a paste) also played a bit of a role in this decision...
Butter & Soy Yakisoba
While Simon is currently travelling in Germany, I’ve been dining out with fiends quite a lot... So for this week’s blog I’ve been digging in my repertoire of so far unposted recipes... [more]
Creamy Carrot Soup with Miso Scallops
A few weeks ago we were invited to a Kobe beef barbecue. [...] The highlight was the so-called miso beef, which was a real culinary delight... [more]
Curry-Flavoured Prawn Chinese Dumplings
The evening before we left for our long weekend in Shanghai, all excited, I prepared some somewhat experimental Chinese dumplings... [more]
Hijiki Seaweed Salad with Sesame Dressing
By now my Japanese skills are about good enough to more or less get me through every day life without major accidents... [more]
King Prawns in Spicy Red Sauce
My friends who recently came to visit from Spain were particularly impressed by the fantastic quality of fish and seafood sold here in Tokyo... [more]
Marinated Chicken Sauté
Although this country offers enormous cities and impressive mountains, everything food-related just seems to come in significantly smaller size here than back in Europe... [more]
Oven Baked Miso Auberbines
Only just back in Munich, but I still cook Japanese quite a bit (or well, let’s maybe rather call it my personal interpretation of cooking Japanese…)... [more]
Salmon-Zucchini Gyoza
During our stay in Japan we’ve been getting around quite a bit [...] This weekend was the first time, however, we took our Chinese chopsticks out of their pretty cases... [more]
Seared Salmon Bedded on Chanterelles and Hijiki
Last week I visited my parents in the southern Austrian city of Klagenfurt. I had promised them parents to prepare a Japanese dinner one evening... [more]
Sesame Miso Soup
Since I got back to Tokyo after Christmas holidays I’ve been digging myself deep into my Japanese language studies again... [more]
Spicy Salmon, Steamed Spinach and Soba
After having resolved all major issues concerning our new kitchen I get along quite well with cooking. I am particularly impressed by my portable induction heaters... [more]
Spinach and Carrot Salad with Sesame Dressing
When I was a child, we often had cream spinach at home, which I always loved. Although of course I knew it was a vegetable, I did not actually associate it with leaves... [more]
Udon Noodle Pot with Stewed Veggies and Prawns
Lately I woke up one morning and felt that something was different. Yes – I had actually slept through the night, without being woken up by the cicadas at dawn... [more]
Yuzu-Dressed Daikon and Crab Salad
We've recently had plenty of beautiful, temperate, extremely pleasant spring days here in Tokyo. It seems to me that days for heavy soups and stews are finally over for this season... [more]
Chicken Breast Filets with Spicy Red Peppers
I have recently developed a new enthusiasm for chicken breast. When I recently tried out a specialty butcher I had to admit that the difference to supermarket quality is HUGE... [more]
Japanese Buckwheat Noodles with Beef and Morels
Now it is finally official: we will spend the rest of 2008 in Tokyo! In my over-excitement I popped into a Japanese store and bought a package of buckwheat noodles... [more]
Kohlrabi-Coconut Milk Pasta Sauce
I have recently discovered a new favourite fruit and vegetable stand at Munich’s Viktualienmarkt. Most of what "Gut zum Leben" have on offer comes from their own farmland... [more]
Sake-Stewed Taro Potatoes on Spinach Nests
Just in time for our Japan party I discovered this cute little Japanese store. Besides a bunch of special spices I was delighted to discover some frozen taro potatoes... [more]
Sesame-Chicken Mini-Skewers
Before frying the chicken bits for these cute little mini-chicken skewers I marinated them in soy sauce, dark and tasty sesame oil, honey and quite a lot of ginger and sesame seeds...[more]
Sesame Apple Cake
I’ve kept you waiting for two weeks without notice – sorry. I’ve been busy with all the moving... So for the time being I can just offer recipes remaining from our last days in Tokyo... [more]