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Healthy Chinese Gastronomy at CHAO in Shizuoka City (Cenova Department Store)!
Avocado and Mushrooms Tianjin omelet rice! Service: Kind, smiling and attentive in spite of a crowded place! Equipment & Facilities: Very clean overall. Shared washroom with Cenove Department...
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Recommended Lunch Restaurants In Shizuoka Prefecture: Asian (as of February...
Bain Seo, the Vietnamese equivalent, but a lot lighter, of a Japanese okonomiyaki at Annam, Shizuoka City! Many people only have time to visit restaurants at lunch and it is certainly not easy to find...
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Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Pork Soboro, Onsen Tamago & Cheese Muffin!
O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and that you pay for in general in lieu of a cover charge....
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Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Carrot Salad & Onsen Tamago/Hot Spring Egg!
O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and that you pay for in general in lieu of a cover charge....
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Onion Soup for Dragon’s Cold!
Yesterday Dragon (my worse half) woke up with a raging cold, cough and temperature, probably thanks to the same which occurred to me last week! In such cases plenty of fluids (on top of some medicine)...
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Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Marinated Vegetables and Mussles
O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and that you pay for in general in lieu of a cover charge....
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Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Pon Kara Maguro/Deep-fried Tuna
O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and that you pay for in general in lieu of a cover charge....
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Japanese Appetizer (O-toushi/お通し): Stir-fried Beef and Vegetables and Fine Salad
O-toushi/お通しis actually a bit difficult to translate. In a Japanese (in Japan) izakaya it is an appetizer that is served with the first drink and that you pay for in general in lieu of a cover charge....
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Wild Boar Croquettes at Kiyozawa no Sato Road Station in Shizuoka City!
Yesterday I was cycling along the Warashina River at already quite some altitude in search of Aihama Shirahige Shrine when I reached a place called Kiyozawa No Sato Road Station. Sato means village,...
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French Recipe: Caviar d’Aubergines-Eggplant Paste!
Summer is a season for fresh eggplants (aubergines in French and British English) aplenty and this seemingly modest vegetable can be easily turned into an elegant and sophisticated dish, appetizer or a...
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From My Recipe Book: Cream Sauce Prawns & Potato Pagoda
Recently I’ve been digging in my cooking books & notes and dug out some easy recipes! Here we go! Frankly speaking, I was stumped by how to call this simple, healthy but fulfilling home-made recipe...
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From My Recipe Book: Mango Curry Cream Sauce Prawns and Scallops with Wild Rice
Here is a simple recipe of mine (yes, I do sometimes cook for the Missus! LOL) I have wanted to introduce for a long time. It calls for reasonably easy to find ingredients in many parts of the World....
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From my Recipe Book: Edamame Spanish Omelette!
Edamame/枝豆 seem to become ever more popular throughout the world. It is ironic that common soy beans were not Japanese originally to later become a Japanese specialty in its unripe shape! Everyone...
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From my Recipe Book: Stuffed Zucchini!
I always check the Agriroad Market in Miwa, Shizuoka City, where they sell products grown by local farmers’ wives and I have a weak spot for those enormous round yellow zucchinis! The other day as I...
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From my Recipe Book: Cold Pasta Salad With Shizuoka-grown Ameera Tomatoes
Cooking is so easy when you have the right and superlative ingredients within your hand’s reach! Japan, and especially Shizuoka Prefecture, is famous for producing all kinds of succulent varieties of...
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From my Recipe Book: Chicken Meatballs Spaghettini with Marutaka Farm Puree
Cooking, especially at home, shouldn’t be difficult. The point is to find and use good ingredients! Marutaka Farm/まるたか農園 in Miyakoda, Hamamatsu City makes a truly extravagant tomato puree made with...
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From my Recipe Book: Hasegawa Garden’s Portabella Mushrooms (1 & 2)!
I was given a few enormous Portabella Mushrooms the other day during an interview! Mr. Mitsushi Hasegawa/長谷川光史さん They are grown by Mr. Mitsushi Hasegawa in Fuji City at Hasegawa Garden/長谷川農園. They...
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From my Recipe Book: Hasegawa Garden’s Portabella Mushrooms (3)!
I was given a few enormous Portabella Mushrooms the other day during an interview! Mr. Mitsushi Hasegawa/長谷川光史さん They are grown by Mr. Mitsushi Hasegawa in Fuji City at Hasegawa Garden/長谷川農園. They...
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Salmon Trout Pie Recipe
Whatever the weather prevailing, one often expects a hearty hot meal back home from a long work day. I personally cook dinner twice or three times a week at the most, but I can guarantee you that the...
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