Sunday, 29 June 2008

Okazu pan

Okazu pan (bread with fillings) for holiday brunch. Chicken&tomato, aubergine curry...

Saturday, 28 June 2008

Summer sweets

It is hot enought to enjoy summer sweets.

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Pizza & Pasta

Spaghetti tomato sauce with aubergine. Ham and eggs pizza. Crispy and nice. But too large for lunch.

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Korean soup

Hot and spicy Korean soup,sundubu. When it was served, it was still boiling...

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Wagashis

Variety of my favourite wagashis. Warabi-mochi, Kuzu-zakura, Shiratama-zenzai, mame-daifuku and Mango-an. v(^o^) Kuzu-zakura. Relaxing time after dinner.
Koshi-an (smooth soy-bean jam) is covered with kuzu. Kuzu is clear and its texture is very smooth and soft. Kuzu is a plant, but I don't know the detail. Mango-an. Mango is not Japanese thing. This is Japanese-South Asian blended food.
Fruity Asian mango is matching sweet Japanese an (red-bean jam).

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Gyoza

I made fried gyoza (dumpling) today. Nira (smelly Chinese vegetable. chive?) was in the frige, so the main fillings are minced pork and nira. Gyoza is a regular menu of my family. Boiled gyoza is also nice!

Nikujaga & Karei

Lunch at a Japanese pub. Today's special is Nikujaga and Karei mirin-boshi (dried flatfish) set. Nikujaga, a typical casual menu, boiled potato with thinly sliced meat. The dashi (Japanese soup stock) of this nikujaga is very nice. Unohana (bean curd salad) is on the side of the Karei. I don't have to say gohan (steamed rice) and miso-shiru is set.
Kyona

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Katsuo no zuke dinner

As I saw a topic about katsuo (bonito) in a TV programme, my mind has been occupied with katsuo. I bought katsuo at fishmonger and made zuke for dinner. Zuke is similar to Italian Carpaccio. Dip some raw katuso in ginger soy-sauce, and usually put on white rice. I have only brown rice today, so I arranged it like a salad. Nira-tama jiru (vegetable and egg soup) and some dishes on the side.

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Kumiage tofu

Kumiage tofu (fresh tofu). We can taste with some spice, salt or sauce.
Toan

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Indian curry

Indian curry restaurant for lunch. Nan of this restaurant is really nice. Today's special is mushroom curry.
Nataraji

Monday, 9 June 2008

Andesu melon

A friend gave me a melon. It is a product of her hometown. Very juicy. \(^o^))/…\((^0^)/Thank you!!

Friday, 6 June 2008

Plate lunch

Plate lunch today at a fashionable restaurant near the office. Hamburg is very popular food in Japan. Maybe ranked in the top 5 of children's favorite menu. I rarely have hamburg to be honest, but it is the lunch of the day at the restaurant.