Posts Tagged ‘food’
Osechi Ryouri
Does anyone make osechi ryouri anymore? There is such a great selection of foods in the Japanese department stores these days I wonder if people make osechi ryouri still for new year? Have you got a favourite osechi food? I like the sweet kuri!! Osechi ryouri was typically [Read More]
Last night's curry
Last night we had curry again for dinner. Mum makes the curry and she does a great job. She always puts in lots of sweet potato and serves it with a side dish of avocado salad. Very nice!! But how cool if next time we served curry we had these plates … so cool. Rice [Read More]
5 Top Japanese Cakes
Talking cakes!!! Sounds like a great post for today after reading about JAL’s cheesecake launch for Aussie/Japan travellers yesterday. Have you got a favourite cake in Japan? Mine is the strawberry shortcake. Looks like other people prefer the chocolate variety! This [Read More]
Natto, 10 Medical Benefits
Natto doesn’t have the most popular smell in the world!! but I wonder how many people know of the health benefits that natto is purported to have? Perhaps, the smell of natto can be forgotten if you think about the following 10 suggestions promoting natto as a health [Read More]
Cubic Watermelon, Japan
Ever got bored with the run of the mill green grocer’s fruit selection? I was delighted to see that there are a group of ‘shaped fruit’ fans out there! Looking out for the shapely fruit is a lot of fun! Supposedly, the square shape makes the melons easier [Read More]
Tsukimi Noodles
Tsukimi udon make a great lunch. Tsukimi means moon viewing in Japanese. It is said that the egg resembles the full moon in this dish. You can also order full moon soba if you prefer! The tsukimi noddles are not necessarily a food reserved for moon viewing. But the [Read More]
