Recent Posts Tagged With veg

• Matsutake Mushroom at Kyoto Toriichi Shinise

  Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 03:35 am in Autumn, veg, shinise, nakagyo-ku (中京区), matsutake

  Matsutake Mushroom at Kyoto Specialty Vegetable Store Toriichi Shinise (京特産 とり市老舗 松茸) Matsutake is one of the most well loved — and expensive — foods in Japanese cuisine and it has been an autumn favorite in Kyoto thr...

• Depachika: Kamonasu Dengaku

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 08:26 am in miso, summer, eggplant, veg, ippin ryori (一品料理), depachika (デパ下), dengaku

  Depachika: Kamonasu Dengaku (Baked Eggplant with Miso) 賀茂なす田楽 Nasu Dengaku must be one of Japan’s all time greatest dishes! We are starting a new series called Depachika to give another perspective into contemporary culinary cultu...

• homecooking: Nebaneba Hiyashi Udon with Natto, Nagaimo and Okra and Grilled Sawara Fish

  Posted on Thursday June 26th, 2008 at 04:02 am in veg, sawara, udon, natto, okura, home cooking recipes, tsukemono (漬け物), mizunasu, nagaimo, shiso

  homecooking: Nebaneba Hiyashi Udon with Natto, Nagaimo and Okra and Grilled Sawara and Mizunasu Tsukemono In Kyoto summer is here! It’s time for cold noodles and vegetables. Natto: Have you heard about natto? Natto is fermented soybeans which ...

• Sakura Hiyashi Udon Tsukemen

  Posted on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 01:52 am in series, veg, noddles (麺類), home cooking recipes, udon (うどん・饂飩)

  Sakura Hiyashi Udon Tsukemen (さくら冷やしうどんつけめん) The sakura zensen, or ‘Cherry Blossom Front’ is moving up Japan from south to north and is now passing through the center of the country where Kyoto is located. The ...

• Train Food and Seasonal Everything in Japan: Sakura Onigiri, Nanohana Tempura Onigiri

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 09:47 pm in japanese culture, veg, omiyage (お土産), rice dishes (ご飯類)

  Train Food and Seasonal Everything in Japan: Sakura Onigiri, Nanohana Tempura Onigiri (さくらおにぎり・菜の花天婦羅おにぎり) Just before catching a bullet back to Kyoto, I ducked into the omiyage/gourmet food court at Shinagawa Shi...

• homecooking: Chicken Tsukune Nikomi Udon, Hobo Nizakana and Nanohana

  Posted on Saturday February 16th, 2008 at 09:36 am in veg, noddles (麺類), home cooking recipes, fish (魚料理), udon (うどん・饂飩)

  homecooking: Chicken Tsukune Nikomi Udon, Hobo Nizakana and Nanohana (鶏つくね煮込みほうとううどん、ほうぼう煮魚、花菜) Chicken Tsukune Nikomi Udon: Udon, Japanese-style chicken meatballs and vegetables simmered in chicken st...

• Owariya — 540 Year Old Soba Restaurant

  Posted on Tuesday December 11th, 2007 at 09:34 am in veg, wagashi (和菓子), near sightseeing spot, shinise (老舗), soba (そば・蕎麦), noddles (麺類), rice dishes (ご飯類), machiya (町家)

  Owariya — 540 Year Old Soba Restaurant 本家尾張屋 Owariya, a purveyor to the Imperial Household, has a history that goes back over five hundred and forty years. It is the oldest noodle shop in Kyoto. Over the centuries, Owariya has served...

• Komameya — yuba ryori lunch

  Posted on Tuesday September 4th, 2007 at 02:10 pm in veg, near sightseeing spot, tofu yuba (豆腐・湯葉), machiya (町家)

  Komameya — yuba ryori lunch こ豆や — 湯葉料理ランチ Yuba is another very ‘Kyoto’ delicacy. Yuba in Kyoto comes in many forms, it is made from soy milk. Soy milk is simmered in a large, rectangular pan and as a skin...