Japanese
Choya Umeshu - a favourite drink
A favourite alcoholic drink of mine is Choya Umeshu - a Japanese plum wine. I can’t quite remember when I was first introduced to it, but it has been a while.
You may recall seeing small green glass bottles that looks smaller than a beer can, usually in the chiller of the liquor store. There is [...]
Somen noodles in miso soup with seaweed
Some days, I don’t feel like a heavy dinner. This is usually when I’ve had a good lunch or a late lunch, or just simply when I don’t feel like cooking very much.
On those days, I usually whip up something simple (and on a cold day) something hot to line my tummy so it doesn’t [...]
What are Bonito Flakes?
After my last post about Bitter Gourd with scrambled egg and bonito flakes, I got some queries regarding what exactly is a bonito and what are bonito flakes.
Bonito flakes (katsuobushi in Japanese) are dried paperthin shavings of a bonito which is a fish in the tuna family. They are used a lot in Japanese cooking, [...]
