Onigiri is a triangle shaped sushi wrapped in Japanese seaweed. Onigiri is my favourite food to pack for work lunch, road trips and picnic. You can actually make onigiri a day in advance and just pack them in your bento lunch.
Gimbap is a korean style sushi roll where gim means seaweed and bap means rice. It is very different from the Japanese sushi because Gimbap uses only sesame oil and salt to season its rice while Japanese sushi uses sugar, salt and vingar.
Pasta is Italian staple food. It is just like rice to Asian. Other than its meat balls and ragu pasta, in the south east of Italy you can also find sumptuous seafood dishes made using fresh seafood coming in from the coast.
Italian salad is quick and easy to make and is very refreshing to serve before your main. Any veggies can go into the salad and a typical Italian salad will have olives in it. Italian salad using a vinaigrette-based dressing to keep it light and appetising and it usually doesn’t contain any meat.
Carbonara is a very classic and traditional pasta dish of Italy. It is made using eggs, cured pork fats and hard cheese and seasoned with black pepper. The traditional recipe doesn’t call for cream however I like to add cream for a cheat version to make heavy.
Ragu is an Italian meat stew in tomato sauce that is usually served over a pasta. It is very similar to bolognese excpet that ragu is stronger in taste and flavour and it consists of many vegetables components.
Hawaiian pizza is simple and classic, a favourite flavour to order in a typical american pizza house. It is topped with very basic ingredients such as pineapple and ham with a tomato base.
Lasagna is a layered pasta sheet spread with meat sauce and cheese. Extremely sinful but delish to eat. Lasagna is my kind of comfort food to have on a movie night at home.
Shrimp scampi is actually an Italian – American dish and it is orignally using langostines instead of shrimps. Shrimps are easily available as compared to langostines hence it is now more often using shrimps for cooking scrampi.
Caprese Salad is a classic simple Italian salad that is consist of cheese balls, cherry tomatoes and wild rocket salad, drizzled in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. It is a simple and easy to make Italian salad to serve before your main.
Anmitsu is a Japanese wagashi dessert that has many components in one dessert bowl. It is made up of agar agar jelly, Japanese mochi and seasonal fruits served with scoop of red bean paste and ice cream.
Sukiyaki is a Japanese style mini hotpot that is usually served in individual portion. It consist a hot of assorted vegetables with thinly sliced meat and is simmered in a sweet soya sauce soup base. Different region has their own variation of Sukiyaki.
Matcha is a kind of Japanese green tea and it has became so popular world wide that we have many desserts which revolves around matcha. Matcha also comes with many health benefits which explains the reason why it is so popular not just with the Japanese only.
Chawanmushi is a Japanese style steamed egg using daishi as the stock base. Dashi is the esscence of the dish which gave it the unami flavour. It is steamed in individual portion, usually in a tea cup.
Asari butter is a Japanese style stir fried clams dish with sake and finish with a knob of butter. It a very straightforward dish and is extremely easy to prepare. It is very flavourful and goes well with rice.
Yakisobo is a Japanese stir fried noodles with assorted vegetables and meat. It looks very much like our yellow noodles except that soba is made from buckwheat. It is a very versatile noodle dish which you can customise the ingredients to your preference.
Nasu Dengaku is a traditional classic Japanese side dish. It is eggplant cut into half and is grilled with a sweet miso glaze. It is extremely easy to make and looks very presentable for serving guests.
Shiratama Zenzai is a traditional Japanese dessert and it is a red bean soup made using azuki beans. It is usually served warm with mochi, a glutinous rice ball. The texture is similar to the Chinese tang yuan.
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