居酒屋 (Izakaya)
Have you ever been to Izakaya?
Izakaya is a type of traditional Japanese drinking place which serves food to accompany the drinks. Izakaya offers all sorts of dishes other than alcoholic drinks such as sake, beer shochu, chuhai etc. Food in Izakaya are designed to be shared like karaage, yakitori, kushiyaki, sashimi, hiyayako, tsukemono, edamame [...]
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From Izakaya to Tori-karaage
Diet Recipe – Daikon Tsukemono
Japanese Pickled White Radish
Tsukemono,(pickles) is very famous healthy dish in Japanese cuisine. No Japanese meal is quite complete without a good pickle side dish.The simplest meal is nothing more than a bowl of rice and umeboshi (pickled plum), but tsukemono are also served at the most sophisticated and complex feasts. The pickling process is done [...]
Diet with Hijiki
Let’s Diet with Hijiki
Hijiki is a brown sea vegetable (seaweed) with rich dietary fibre and essential minerals. It is used commonly as part of a balanced diet in Japan. This is another free and easy to prepare recipe, Simmered Hijiki. The dish is commonly cook in Japanese home and restaurants. It is a [...]
Japanese Recipe – Hiyayakko
Hiyayakko (冷や奴) is Japanese side dish made with chilled tofu and topping. This simple and healthy dish is very popular and usually served during summer season in most of the japanese restaurants. It can be served with ordinary meals or beer. Topping is [...]


















































