Simple Japanese Recipes
Matcha Waffles (抹茶ワッフル) are a perfect sweet treat for breakfast or dessert! I love making Belgian waffles at home and adding matcha just seemed so natural. While these are great as breakfast waffles (topped with some maple syrup and butter), waffles in Japan are typically desserts and that is where […]
Nikudango are tasty pork meatballs in a light sweet and sour sauce and are a great addition to any meal! Nikudango (肉団子) is another one of those items that you don’t often see at restaurants but people often make at home. The name literally means meat (niku) and ball (dango) […]
A fun ice cream flavor using a favorite Japanese snack: POCKY! This Honey and Strawberry Pocky Ice Cream tastes like frozen nostalgia. Have you had Pocky before? They are biscuit sticks that are coated in different flavors of frosting (like chocolate or strawberry) – and have been one of Japan’s […]
Who’s a fan of cold noodles? This modern, refreshing, and bright Sweet and Spicy Scallion Somen Salad is great served cold. I always go on about how udon is my favorite Japanese noodles but do you know what my second favorite is? It’s somen! What is somen? Somen are white […]
These steak rolls glazed in a light teriyaki sauce will be the star of any bento! I’m always trying to find ways to keep bento lunches interesting since I make them daily for Roy. To be honest, I fail most of the time and make them really simple and “boring” […]
A refreshing, authentic tuna poke. I grew up eating poke – Hawaiian style. I remember when the mainland poke trend blew up in Los Angeles, I was so confused about it since it was very different from the poke I was used to. One of the main differences is that […]