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Boiled Gyoza Recipe (Sui Gyoza)

Of the four variations of gyoza that I mentioned in my post Steamed Gyoza, Boiled Gyoza Recipe (Sui Gyoza) is probably the easiest to cook. Boiling the gyoza dumpling makes the wrappers softer and the filling juicier. The slightly garlicky soy-vinegar sauce adds another layer of flavour to the dish.

Boiled Gyoza is called ‘sui gyoza’ (水餃子) in Japanese. Like other gyoza dumplings, these originated in China. While pan-fried gyoza are the most popular type of dumpling in Japan, boiled dumplings (shui jiao) are commonly enjoyed as an everyday staple in China….

Hero shot of 7-Eleven Egg Sandwich (Tamago Sando).

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Sardine kabayaki is made in a similar way to eel kabayaki (grilled eel), which is perhaps the best-known kabayaki dish. But Sardine Kabayaki can be just as good as eel kabayaki at a fraction of the cost. Sardine Kabayaki is an excellent alternative dish to eel, offering rich seasonal flavours along with high nutritional value…

Hero shot of Japanese-style Char Siu Chicken.

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Quick and easy Shiso Pesto Pasta is a perfect dish for a weeknight dinner. I decided to post this recipe at the same time as my Shiso Pesto recipe, because pesto on its own doesn’t really feed you unless you use it with something substantial. Today’s dish takes no time to make. Once the pasta…

Shiso Pesto is a pesto made with perilla instead of basil. It has a slightly pungent, minty flavour compared to pesto made with basil. It can be used as a complete substitute for regular pesto. I referenced Nagi’s Pesto! recipe (I even copied the exclamation mark for the recipe title😅) to create my Shiso Pesto,…

My Matcha Roll Cake is a matcha-flavoured fluffy Swiss roll filled with a swirl of fresh cream. The contrast between green and white is striking, and the combination of fluffy sponge cake (almost like a chiffon cake!) and its elegant sweetness is characteristic of Japanese cakes. Although I don’t usually eat dessert after meals or…

Boiled Gyoza Recipe (Sui Gyoza)

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