Back in 2010, Tomiko and I spent all of April visiting our high school friend in Tokyo. Her mom had just left a day before we arrived, and she had prepared oden, a Japanese stew, for our first dinner. Oden is a stew that consists of a dashi-based broth and contains a variety of ingredients, such […]
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Agedashi Tofu – Deep-Fried Tofu with Amber Sauce
Agedashi tofu is a deliciously light tofu dish where pieces of silken tofu are dredged in potato starch before being deep fried. When it is served with the amber sauce, the fried crust turns a bit gooey and chewy, but in an amazingly toothsome way. The slightly biting flavour of the daikon nicely complements the sweet […]
Matcha Ice Cream
This matcha ice cream is a super easy ice cream. We adapted a recipe from our high school classmates’ blog Sugar Chai Honey Bunch by flavouring it with deliciously vibrant matcha. No ice cream maker is necessary for this – just beat together the three ingredients until thick and then freeze the mixture in a large container. The […]
Tofu Dengaku – Grilled Miso Tofu
Tofu Dengaku is a tasty meatless dish where steaks of firm “cotton” tofu are topped with a flavoured miso paste and then grilled. Two teaspoons of sesame oil can be used in place of the tahini, but I find the oil makes the miso topping a bit too runny. The miso mixture a bit salty, but remember that […]
Udon Noodle Soup
Our new family tradition of going to a nice restaurant for our birthdays started when I would ask to go to the only Japanese restaurant in Riyadh, the Tokyo restaurant. The restaurant had large private rooms (restaurants were divided into sections for men and for families/women), so we could often dine with other families from […]