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Japanese Bento Box Recipes For Kids

youlin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:38:55 +0000

Bento Box Recipes For Kids

Have you ever worry about your kid’s lunch box recipes? Having trouble to interest them for healthy kids recipes?

Here, I want to introduce Japanese bento box recipes or Japanese lunch box recipes.

We called it kyaraben or charaben (キャラ弁) in Japanese, a shortened form of character bento (キャラクター弁当 kyarakutā bentō). Kyaraben is a style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from cartoon, animals etc.

Japanese Bento recipes is simple and easy to make and it provide you or your kids with healthy recipes inside the small little lunch box.

Here are some healthy bento box recipes for kids to make at your own home. Enjoy ya!!

Japanese Hibachi Cooking – How to Make a Great Sauce

youlin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:44:59 +0000

Japanese Hibachi Cooking – How to Make a Great Sauce

Do you think you’re a lover of yakitori? Japanese foods is certainly one of the best healthiest food around the world, so it’s always unsurprising to discover the fact that Japanese usually grilling their foods. This specific cooking is described as hibachi cooking. The Japanese hibachi cooking is not just widely known within Japan, however, around other places from the world as well. The meats on sticks would definitely be a favorite of many, simply because it taste perfect, are supplied fresh and sizzling and also cooked over direct fire.

Japanese Hibachi Cooking- Sukiyaki

The perfect technique to start Japanese hibachi cooking is always to prepare over fire, and not just a sizzling hot plate. Typically the fire will provide your meat a good smoky, amazing taste, which will doesn’t have among those that are cooked through metal plates. One particular example among Japanese hibachi cooking might be the sukiyaki. A real favorite amongst most of the majority, sukiyaki requires grilling the little pieces of meat and after that attaching veggies and also noodles as well as rice.

Nevertheless, regardless it’s beef or maybe chicken you will wish to grill, the guideline remain the same: make use of authentic over the fireplace grillers. Moreover, some agree with the fact that among the list of tips for wonderful Japanese hibachi cooking is certainly the sauce.

Japanese Hibachi Cooking – Sauce Recipes

An amazing recipe to have shrimp sauce is: you are going to want two cups of soy sauce, one cup of whipped cream, 1/3 cup of ground, roasted sesame seeds, a pinch of garlic powder along with a tsp . of dry mustard (dissolve it in a tsp of water) Put all ingredients other than the cream inside a mixer for 15 secs. Inside a saucepan, set the blend and also the whipped cream, stirring it over lower heat.

Some other example of fantastic sauce for Japanese hibachi cooking is simply just a combination from the following: a cup of mayonnaise, a few teaspoons of sugar, one and a half teaspoons of chilli sauce, a half teaspoon of paprika, half teaspoon of garlic powder, half teaspoon of lemon pepper, 1/4 tsp. of black ground pepper, one and a half tablespoons of kethcup, along with a pinch of salt. Apply these sauces along with your grilled chicken provides that special zest as well as tanginess.

Bizarre Japanese Food

youlin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:16:28 +0000

Bizarre Japanese Food If there is one thing that stands out in the Japanese culture, it is their inclination or fascination for the inordinate. Japanese are detailed and self-conscious about details and concept of uniqueness, therefore, whether in day-to-day life, more so in fashion and food – eccentricity is commonly a dominant attribute. There are some bizarre Japanese foods which are likely not so familiar to a non-Japanese family. But the oddity of these foods should not intimidate a first-timer as it must be thought that Japanese food are very healthy and delicious. Most often, people view in cooking show the very skillful and cute preparation of Japanese food. Thus, if the preparation is important to them, taste should be more important. One of the many bizarre Japanese foods is a healthy dish called nattoï¼ˆç´è±†ï¼‰. It is a soybean-based food which is characterized by its very sticky, very gooey appearance. Without knowing its taste and health value, any non-regular patron of Japanese food would discard the dish especially that it does not look appetizing ,in addition, it has a pungent smell. Another interesting but unattractive food is something most people call hamoï¼ˆé±§ï¼‰. Hamo are pike eels sliced, commonly cooked in rich broth or are cooked into barbecue. Most people are familiar with unagiï¼ˆé°»ï¼‰ which is the common eel. Hamo is a smaller or slender eel which is good for the grill (broiled), the pan (deep-fried) or in hot pots (for soups). Takoï¼ˆãŸã“ï¼‰ is another delicious yet intimidating bizarre Japanese food. It is octopus to the non-Japanese. Usually, Asian stores have this pre-prepared and sometimes pre-cooked. It is not best for home-cooking thought for the non-experts as it is perplexing to prepare. Tako, nonetheless, is very delicious whether one chooses to fry it coated with batter, or cook it as an ingredient in broths or have it directly on fire – grilled.

Japanese Cooking Recipes Tips

youlin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:50:08 +0000

Japanese cooking recipes are very easy to obtain everywhere nowadays from cookbooks to television shows, internet sites etc. You can easily get recipes of your favourite Japanese dish anytime you want just lo-gin to internet and do a quick search. However, before you even begin trying your hand at cooking Japanese dishes, there are certain things you need to familiarize yourself with first, in order to prepare the best Japanese dishes. One of the important things to know about is the equipment that you will be using to prepare these dishes:

A wok can be your best friend, when it comes to cooking Japanese dishes. Almost all Japanese cooking recipes will require a wok, which is a bowl-shaped, rolled steel pan. You can use it for steaming and frying, as well as other ways to cook your food. It is especially great for stir frying, as its sides are high, and your food will not spill.
A rice cooker is necessary, since Japanese food is best eaten with rice. A simple rice cooker will give you an easy time preparing rice. A bamboo rolling mat is also a great equipment for a Japanese kitchen. It is used to make sushiâ€”you will place the nori wrapper with all the ingredients on top of it (such as rice, mangoes, cucumber, fish) and roll it inside the mat. Once it is fully rolled, you will unroll the mat and end up with a long sushi. You will then slice this into smaller rolls.

The Japanese have their own knives called hocho(åŒ…ä¸). It is best used for cutting vegetables. Whatever dish you wish to prepare, a good set of knives is always good to have. Japanese cooking recipes also almost always include the following ingredients: soy sauce, wasabi (for sushi), mirin (or Japanese rice/cooking wine), and chilli spices. Having all these in your kitchen will have you preparing outstanding Japanese dishes in no time!

A Touch Of YouLin’s Japanese Kitchen

youlin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:07:39 +0000

Finally Revealed – A Touch Of YouLin’s Japanese Kitchen

Instant Makes Easy

youlin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:33:21 +0000

This post is especially for those busy people that claimed that have limited time toÂ cook for daily meals and yet want to enjoy a delicious Japanese dishes.
Here, you are..you can store some instant ingredients just like this.

It is really convenience nowadays if you just visit an Asian market, you can get more of these instant ingredient easily. All the ingredients needed and instructions of how to prepare are included. So, you’ve only got to prepare some fresh ingredients like pork or chicken, tofu and other vegetables depending on your needs. Then enjoy cooking and have you food Done in just 15 minutes or less !!

Some of my favorite instant dishes

Stir-fry Pork with Miso

Easy Step by Step Instructions

Season Limit Product:

Chicken & Vegetables in Cream —YUMm:)

Step by step instructions on how to cook..

Cook you dish in just 15 minutes or less.

So, do some shopping first and store some of your favorite Japanese ingredients then..Â Enjoy the Free and Easy Instant Japanese dishes.

Enjoy it!!

Kabocha salad

youlin — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:00:38 +0000

Almond Pumpkin (kabocha) salad

Here is the free and easy recipeÂ for those who love Japanese style salad – Pumpkin with almond salad. Mayonnaise , fresh cream and sugar play the main role here. Just prepare more to keep in the freeze. The next day, you will get the tasty mixture of 3 ingredients mixed into the pumpkin. Try this out, and let me know if you like the cool Yummy taste then!

Almond Pumpkin (kabocha) salad

Ingredient : ( 4 servings):
- Â 250g pumpkin squash
-Â Â Â 3 tbsp mayonnaise
-Â Â Â 2 tablespoons fresh cream
-Â Â Â 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Preparations:
Peel the hard skin from the pumpkin, cut it into large bite-size pieces. Boil the pumpkin pieces with hot water until tender. Drain and allow to cool. Combine mayonnaise, fresh cream and sugar in bowl then add the pumpkin & toss well. Transfer the pumpkin to the serving plate and sprinkle with some almond slices if you preferred.

As for me, I like to prepare more to keep in the freeze and take the next day. The mixture of mayonnaise and creame into pumpkin squash is somehow… “Yummy” as the time goes..

Japanese Cooking Ingredients (1)

youlin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:56:40 +0000

In this post I gonna share you some of the important ingredients in Japanese Cooking Recipes. Most of the time you might have no idea what is those ingredients looks like?

For instance, what is shichimi togarashi(ä¸ƒå‘³å”è¾›å) which it also called nanami togarashi in Japanese? As it’s name, it contain seven ingredients. The main ingredient is coarsely ground red chili pepper, to which is typically added, mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori, ground sansho (a relative of Sichuan pepper).

Katsuobushi(é°¹ç¯€) which is widely used in garnish of Okonomiyaki(ãŠå¥½ã¿ç„¼ã), Takoyaki (ãŸã“ç„¼ã) etc and to flavor soup stock. It is dried shavings of the bonito fish;

Miso(å‘³å™Œ), a paste made from soybeans and used in soups, sauces, and as a garnish.
It has various flavors such as

1) Shiromiso(ç™½å‘³å™Œ), “white miso”,
2) Akamiso(èµ¤å‘³å™Œ), “red miso”,
3) Kuromiso(é»’å‘³å™Œ), “black miso”,
4) Hatchomiso(å…«ä¸å‘³å™Œ),is made by the Hatcho Miso Company in Hatcho (Eighth street), to the west of Okazaki castle. The name Hatcho is taken from this location. In the Meiji era, Hatcho Miso became the daily choice of the Emperor of Japan.

White and red (shiromiso and akamiso) are the basic types of miso available in all of Japan as well as overseas. Different varieties are preferred in particular regions. For example, in the eastern KantÅ region that includes Tokyo, the lighter shiromiso is popular, while in the western Kansai region encompassing Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe, darker brownish hatchomiso is preferred, and akamiso is favoured in the Tokai area.

Recently I read this great book, “The Art of Cooking with Miso” by Jan Belle. I would strongly recommend to all who likes cooking with Miso especially miso beginner is a must.

Japanese Cooking Ingredients (1)

Japanese Instant Cooking Ingredients

youlin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:25 +0000

Japanese Instant Cooking Ingredients

If you like to cook in Japanese cuisine and not sure what or where to get the Japanese Food Recipes, please always come to youlin’s blog. Sure you will get the innovative ideas from here. Â This post is specially for the busy people that really do not want to spend extra time to cook, yet, love to eat Japanese food. What you need to do is shopping..Sounds easy, right? Ya, just go to grocery stores, supermarket and shop for some Japanese Instant Cooking Ingredients with various of delicious recipes. Then stock some at home. See the image above is what I stocked at home, in case I want to eat these, within 10 minutes I can get a plate of delicious Japanese Food dish. So, do more shopping for Japanese various kind of recipes. Easy, right?