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Kobumaki (Salmon Konbu Roll)

My Kobumaki (Salmon Konbu Roll) is a rolled konbu (kelp) stuffed with a piece of salmon, and cooked in a sweet soy-flavoured sauce. Kobumaki is one of the Osechi Ryōri (Japanese traditional New Year feast) dishes. It is full of umami and a little bow tied around each konbu roll is so cute.

Konbu is considered to be a good luck food and is used on many happy occasions such as weddings and celebratory ceremonies. I used a piece of salmon as a filling, but you can use different ingredients for fillings. If you use vegetables such as carrot and burdock as a filling, you can make a vegetarian Kobumaki!…

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Hero shot of Tuna and Avocado Rice Bowl (Donburi).

Tuna and Avocado Rice Bowl is another simple donburi (rice bowl) dish, along with Wagyū Steak Don. I would say this is even easier because you hardly cook anything. Marinated in tasty wasabi-flavoured sauce, the combination of tuna and avocado is a great topping for a donburi dish. Avocado is a perfect match for tuna….

Yakitori is Japanese skewered chicken, cooked on a charcoal grill with either sweet soy sauce or just salt. It is great for entertaining a big crowd as it is a kind of finger food. It is so tasty that you will not realise how many skewers you eat! I posted my Yakitori recipe more than…

Wagyū Steak Don is a very simple donburi (rice bowl dish) recipe with marbled fine Wagyū beef steak and a tasty sauce poured over it. The slightly sweet soy-based sauce has complex flavours that go so well with the steak. I think it is best not to fiddle with a high-quality meat like Wagyū beef….

Pantry essentials other than SaShiSuSeSu.

In the previous post Pantry Essentials for Japanese Home Cooking – Part 1, I explained the traditional fundamental seasonings of Japanese cooking – sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and miso (SaShiSuSeSo). Here in Part 2, I listed the remaining essential pantry items that will make your Japanese dishes more authentic. I also included nice-to-have items…

Collection of some pantry essentials for Japanese home cooking and SaShiSuSeSo.

Japanese food has many specialised ingredients unique to the cuisine. Some ingredients are repeatedly used in my recipes. I thought it might be of help to you if I posted my Pantry Essentials for Japanese Home Cooking, explaining each item in detail with the brands I use and some photos. If you have these in…

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