may the taste be with you
Yakisoba is not an old dish, but became popular after the Second World War when inexpensive, filling meals were urgently needed. It is related to chow mein from China and mie goreng from Indonesia. Literally translated, yakisoba means ‘fried noodles’,…
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き), the name of this Japanese dish, is a combination of ‘okonomi’, which describes the very personal taste, and ‘yaki’, which means fried. In Japan, okonomiyaki is usually prepared on a teppan, a hot metal plate. This cooking utensil…
Even if it’s still too cold and wet around here, summer has arrived. We are looking forward to hot days when we also love to eat lukewarm or even cool food. This noodle dish is wonderfully succulent, full of flavour…
Oyakodon is a very popular donburi dish in Japan, which is a meal for which rice is filled into a bowl and then covered with other ingredients. For this you need dashi, the basic broth of Japanese cuisine. There are…
Tantanmen is a variation of Japanese ramen that is derived from a famous dish in Chinese Sichuan cuisine: Dan Dan noodles, and we definitely need to present a recipe for those too ( they’re always getting more and never less…).…
This Japanese radish salad has an unusual and exciting flavor profile. It is a very interesting side dish and easy to prepare. Radish is a very healthy raw vegetable, especially in winter, because it contains lots of vitamin C, mustard…
Red cabbage is called “Blaukraut” in Bavaria and is a classic and delicious side dish. The chopped cabbage is usually cooked in a broth made from icing sugar, reduced port and red wine and vegetable stock and then flavoured with…
Japanese gyoza are small dumplings that are traditionally filled with a delicious mixture of minced pork, Chinese cabbage and scallions. Not only are these tasty treats incredibly delicious, but they are also surprisingly easy to prepare. Gyoza are also a…
Our next ramen is based on a chicken broth and gets its typical character from sesame paste, garlic and doubanjiang, a Chinese spice mixture of chilli and fermented beans. In contrast to what we explained with our vegan shoyu ramen,…
Now for our second vegan ramen, a creamy miso ramen. This recipe builds on our first recipe for a vegan shoyu ramen, in which we described how to prepare the basic broth. We also strongly recommend reading this short post…
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