This is another version of multiple small appetizers dishes. I used the divided plate with space for 9 dishes. But I had more than nine to s...

We got 2 medium size daikon from Weee. From half of one daikon I made two dishes; tuna and daikon ツナ大根 and dried persimmon and daikon in sw...

We started using quail eggs ウズラの卵 from fresh eggs that we boil rather than using canned ones since the quality is much better. We can get fr...

When it comes to cucumbers we much prefer Japanese cucumbers. While not large, they have a rich cucumber flavor and nice crunchy texture. Th...

To preserve vegetables, Japanese usually salt them (with or without fermentation) called "Tsukemono" 漬け物. Although Japanese use vi...

I made this marinated Nagaimo 長芋 dish before my hand surgery and forgot to post it. I saw  this recipe on the Internet  (in Japanese). I mad...

One day, my wife asked me to get a watermelon. I brought one back from the grocery store and it sat on the counter for a few days. As I was ...

I was told that “ Shio-koji” 塩麹 is “all the rage” in Japan . Although preserving or marinating vegetables and fish in salt and “koji” is a v...

Again, this is a nothing dish from leftovers. I usually try to make " asazuke " vegetables on the weekend so that we can eat the...

This is the second dish (rather preparation) of "mizunasu" 水茄子 I bought the other day. We enjoyed half of it eaten "raw...

Hangover or "futsuka-yoi" 二日酔い is sometimes an inevitable by-product of the izakaya scene. In my bar hopping days in Japan, hang...

This is probably the last installment of my " myouga " series. This year's crop was not as good as other years but we had en...

Although I have posted this before , I decided to post it again with more details and a better picture. I make this regularly with whatever...

As I promised in the prior post on Daikon marinated in bee r, I played with the kind of beer I used and types of vegetables. The last time I...

Tsukemono 漬け物 is always one of the favorites in Izakaya. Most common one is called "asazuke" 浅漬 which I posted in the past. This...

Grilled Rice Ball 焼きおにぎり Salted vegetables 浅漬け  This is also our favorite to complete a yakitori meal. Mark's book has a more elabor...