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Home-made Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Shredded Daikon)

In my post Simmered Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Shredded Daikon), I used a packet of store-bought Kiriboshi Daikon. But you can make Dried Shredded Daikon at home. Home-made Kiriboshi Daikon is quite easy to make as long as you have something to dry the daikon strips on.

It is much easier to use store-bought kiriboshi daikon if you can buy it. But I know that some readers may have trouble finding kiriboshi daikon even at Asian grocery stores. So, I decided to show you how to make Kiriboshi Daikon at home….

Hero shot of Grilled Japanese Eggplant (Yaki Nasu).

The simplest eggplant recipe and a delicious appetiser/side dish, Grilled Japanese Eggplant is called ‘Yaki Nasu’ in Japanese. The perfectly grilled eggplant is traditionally eaten with ginger, bonito flakes and some soy sauce. The eggplant melts in your mouth. Western-style grilled eggplant dishes are made by cooking sliced eggplant over the grill, making the distinct charred…

Hero shot of Fried Marinated Mackerel with lettuce, slice cucumber and tomato wedges.

Marinated and Deep-fried Mackerel (Mackerel Tatsuta Age) is packed with flavour. The mackerel pieces are marinated in a delicious soy-based sauce with plenty of grated ginger. It is a simple dish that is not only a great main but also a perfect finger food. I have already posted a few mackerel recipes such as Nanbanzuke…

The texture of these Home-made Udon Noodles is no comparison to those fresh noodles you buy from the shop. The noodles are chewy and springy, and they taste great! You need to use a bit of arm muscles to knead the dough but making Udon Noodles requires no special skills and it is so worth…

Hero shot of Yaki Udon with condiments on the side.

Yaki Udon (焼きうどん) is a Japanese udon noodles stir-fried with your choice of protein and vegetables. Protein can be thinly sliced meat or any seafood suitable for stir-fry. This is a very quick and simple udon recipe but so delicious. Yaki Udon is similar to Yakisoba but the noodles are udon. You can say that…

Hero shot of Bonito Kakuni served as a side.

Bonito Kakuni (Simmered Bonito Cubes) is a diced bonito fillet cooked in sweet soy flavoured sauce with shredded ginger. It has a strong, sweet soy flavour and goes so well with rice. It is also great as nibbles for drinking sake and beers. Bonito Kakuni is very easy to make and keeps well in the…

Hero shot ofd Crystal chicken with Shallot Finger Dressing.

Moist and soft chicken is the hero of today’s dish, Crystal Chicken with Shallot and Ginger Dressing. By boiling the chicken pieces after coating them with cornflour/corn starch and quickly cooling them down, you can get a mass of shining, slippery chicken pieces. Crystal Chicken with Shallot and Ginger Dressing is a cold dish that…

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Home-made Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Shredded Daikon)

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