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Matcha Roll Cake (Swiss Roll)

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 cakes for tea, I don’t mind this Matcha Roll Cake because it is not too sweet. Rolling a sheet of sponge filled with whipped cream requires a bit of care, but when you slice it, you will be rewarded with a beautifully presented cake….

Top-down hero shot of Spicy Tuna Tatare with Pickled Daikon.

Spicy Tuna Tartare with Pickled Daikon (Tuna Tataki) is very simple to make, as most tataki dishes are. My tuna tartare has a kick of spiciness from the Korean chilli paste, gochujang. The crunchy texture of the pickled daikon contrasts beautifully with the soft flesh of the finely chopped sashimi tuna. As mentioned in my…

These Steamed Gyoza Dumplings are a variation of the RecipeTin Eats Gyoza recipe. Instead of pan-frying the dumplings, they are steamed. The shape of my gyoza is different, but the filling is very similar to that of pan-fried gyoza. This recipe contains higher ratio of garlic chives than the standard gyoza, giving it a slightly…

Hero shot of Cream Cheese Dip with Spicy Pollock Roe.

Cream Cheese Dips are not Japanese dishes, but I am posting Cream Cheese Dip with Spicy Pollock Roe (Mentai Cheese Dip) because the flavour comes from spicy pollock roe, which is a popular Japanese ingredient. Like most dips, Cream Cheese Dip with Spicy Pollock Roe is very easy to make and is full of flavour…

Hero shot of Japanese-style Sweet Corn Soup (Corn Surinagashi).

Japanese-style Sweet Corn Soup is made with sweet corn, and is my third Surinagashi recipe. Unlike Western-style corn soup, Corn Surinagashi does not use milk or cream. The flavour comes from the corn itself and konbu dashi, making it a low-calorie vegetarian soup. Like Pumpkin Surinagashi, it is a quick and easy soup. Using sweet…

Hero shot of Chicken & Cabbage Simmered in Milk.

Chicken and Cabbage Simmered in Milk is a comforting dish made with juicy, tender chicken breast, Chinese cabbage, and bacon cooked in milk. It looks almost like a stew, but I wouldn’t call it a stew because the ingredients are not slow cooked for a long time, and the broth is not thick either. It’s…

Hero shot of Stir-fried Snow Pea Sprouts.

After using a small amount of snow pea shoots in salads or as garnishes, I make Stir-fried Snow Pea Sprouts to use up the rest. I find this is the best way to consume a large amount of snow pea sprouts because they come in a pack with quite a lot of shoots. My Stir-fried…

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