Now, you may be wondering why I have this piroshky recipe on my blog? How did the Japanese come across piroshky? Growing up in Tokyo, every Sunday, our family went to mass at the Franciscan Chapel Center in Roppongi. This is an English-speaking Roman Catholic parish where most attended. Now, being of Japanese descent, my grandparents [...]
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In Asian cuisine, sesame seeds and sesame oil are very important condiments. In fact, today, Japan and China are the two largest importers of sesame products. The nutty, slightly sweet seed is not only savored for its flavor but is a very good source of minerals that include copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, and [...]
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This simple, refreshing vegetarian salad with a soy sauce based dressing has a wonderful crunch from the Japanese daikon or radish. This can also be substituted with Korean radish. Just use whatever looks the most fresh. On the day I was shopping at my local Asian supermarket, the Korean radish was hard and fresh, while the Japanese daikon was soft and limp. [...]
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This is a guest post from a reader and fellow blogger from Japan! Hope you enjoy it! – Jenny Hello! This is Hiro from Japanese Snacks and Candy Gallery . I’m very glad to write a guest post for Asian Lifestyle Design. I went to National Museum of Nature and Science @ Tokyo to visit the Chocolate Exhibition . [...]
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This is the continuation of my attempt to video blog, or vlogging! In my previous life, or should I say my life before kids, I did a lot of T.V. and video work. So, I’m trying to dig up those skills and the hope is to share a little bit of Asian culture. not only to the [...]
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The classic Japanese rice ball, onigiri, is now a favorite amongst many people worldwide. It’s simple, convenient, tasty, and easy to eat. It’s the Asian version of the sandwich. This is my second video in a series of four on rice. You can watch the first video: How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Frying [...]
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Recently, I’ve had many requests on cooking Japanese home-style food. There are a lot of good cookbooks and recipes available, however, when living outside of Japan, it’s often difficult to find and get all the unique Japanese produce and ingredients. So, I decided to put together simple recipes with ingredients that are readily available in the [...]
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Our family loves the spicy and rich flavors of Korean food. When the kids come home during their school break, their restaurant of choice is the local Korean BBQ. Apparently, in their neighborhoods, there are plenty of Japanese and Chinese eateries but not many Korean. So, off we go and they consume an embarrassing amount of [...]
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Feeling a bit tired or need a protein boost? These little chocolate protein bites uses tofu as the vegetable protein. If you eat protein bars, you will have a good idea what this will taste like. It has that soy flavor, that is commonly used in those energy bars. Now, if you don’t like tofu, [...]
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I love anything sesame, from the sesame seeds with peanuts sweets, sesame dressing, sesame oil, the Chinese sesame balls with bean paste, and tahini, the Middle Eastern ingredient. If it has sesame in it, I’m bound to love it. In Japanese sesame is goma and it is heavily used in many dishes. Apparently Japan is [...]
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Mizuna is a Japanese green leafy vegetable that has spikey leaves and to me, tastes like a sharp watercress. Something with a bit of bite. According to Johnny Seeds, where my husband orders his seeds, it’s official name is brassica rapa (Japonica group). The mizuna in the photo above is from our home garden! It’s [...]
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During the hot and humid summer months in Japan, a popular desert is coffee jelly, or coffee jello or coffee gelatin, or which ever way you wish to call it. The Japanese pronounce this as co hee zelly. I always wondered why they said zelly. There is a “j” in their alphabet, so it’s not [...]
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