October 2010

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Here's a rather unusual (to Western tastes anyway) way to enjoy cold soba noodles - with slimy grated nagaimo root.

Filed under:  japanese offbeat noodles soba japan washoku tororo nagaimo slimy

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It's matsutake season! Let's see just how much you pay for one of the most expensive foodstuffs on earth.

Filed under:  japanese ingredients mushrooms offbeat japan
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A simple side dish or salad to serve as part of a Japanese meal, or on its own. Plus, take a look at a couple of real Japanese home meals!

Filed under:  japanese lighter fish japan seafood low-carb

What inspires you to cook?

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So you love fried rice, but don't have a wok, or even a gas range? Here's how to make great fried rice with a frying pan, even if it's on an electric hotplate. (Note: this is not a low carb dish.)

Filed under:  japanese rice chinese favorites chuuka

A message to people who are subscribed to the "Recipes only" RSS feed. It's come to my attention that that feed has been broken since mid-March. I don't have the time to troubleshoot it properly at the moment, so you'll be getting the 'everything' feed (recipes and articles) for the time being. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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