Japan – Kabocha and Ayu Tempura With Tentsuyu Sauce

October 18, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Tempura is a fried dish in which any seafood and vegetables are dipped into the batter of eggs and flour to deep fry it. This dish has many roots from the world while having the name, origin, and cooking techniques. In 1671, the cookbook called “料理献立抄” was written and it has the recipe still used in making the tempura. Tokyo bay was made a great change in Japanese cuisine and still we have the dishes of “Tokyo style (Edo style)”. There are many variations of the dish outside Japan.

Japan, China – Sanbeiji ( Three Cup Chicken )

July 19, 2021/1 Comment/in Asian Cusine, Chinese Cuisine, Japanese Cuisine, World Cuisine/by finmail

Three Cup Chicken is also known by the name, San Bei Ji. It is a very popular dish in China and Taiwan cuisine but also very popular evenly in Japan. It is known as a three-cup chicken because the used in this dish is made by a cup of three ingredients. It is served with Congee and Rice.

Japan – Raindrop Cake

March 21, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Raindrop cake; is not it look like a piece of art or something. This is a zero calories dessert in which we can have only two or three ingredients and you come up with a unique dessert like an art piece. This is very clear and crystal dessert so felt like a raindrop.

Japan – Oden (Japanese Fish Cake Stew)

March 28, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

This is a one-pot Japanese dish. In this dish, the main elements are used which are different from the individual. Oden is a name given to this dish which is previously named as ”MISODENGAKU”, or simply known as ”Denjaku”. This is a type of ”Nabenomo”, a dish known as things in a pot.

Japan – OMURICE (Japanese Omelet Rice)

April 18, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

OMURICE is the dish of Japanese cuisine which is influence by ”FUSION CUISINE”. It is said that this dish is evolved from Western-style cooking. This dish is actually an Omellete dish of fried rice and served with ketchup. OMU RAISU is a Japanese word of English Language, which means Omelet Rice. This dish has many variations according to the different ingredients and cooking procedure.

Japan – Prawn Tempura

June 27, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Tempura is actually a very famous Japanese snack that is made up of anything like meat strips, chicken pieces, vegetables, seafood like prawns, shrimp, fish fingers, etc. Fritters are also a very similar dish but has pure Japanese Origin and taste. The tempura was first time invented from EDO PERIOD when stalls are made riverside. The word Tempura originated from the Latin word, means ”SEASONED”.

Japan – Age-Gyoza (揚げ餃子)

November 9, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Jiaozi is the Chinese form of dumplings that has the Japanese variation of Jiaozi is GYOZA. This is originated as traditional Chinese medicine. There are different names for the Gyoza of different countries and for different ingredients, the cooking method also.

Japan, China – Gyoza / Jiaozi

March 12, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Dishes included in the cuisine of Japan has many other dishes from other regions. Those inspired dishes are than infused with Japanese flavours and came up with new fusion dish of other regional origin and Japanese flavours. So this dish is also a fusion cuisine which is originated from the Chinese cuisine and now very popular in Japan.

Japan – Kakigori (Japanese Shaved Ice Dessert)

June 13, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

Kakigori is a dessert that is made up of Crushed and shaved ice with having flavors and sweet syrups. Japanese Shaved ice dessert is served with sweet syrups, some fruit chunks, condensed milk, evaporated milk. In summer, this dessert is sold every where in Japan like, dessert shops, tea café, tea stalls, ice cream stalls, etc. This dish is originated in Heian Period in which ice from the mountains bring and topped with flavors.

Japan – Hayashi Beef Rice

February 17, 2021/0 Comments/in World Cuisine, Asian Cusine, Japanese Cuisine/by zayna khan

This dish is very popular Japanese dish having rice and beef thick sauce or stew/ gravy. In Japanese cuisine, YOSOKU is the term used in dishes of Japan which is mixed with Western style induced cooking. Although this is a dish of western style but flavours are from purely Japanese kitchen.