LY : the first step of Japanese cooking
Fish flakes… I am cheating, I could start with a block of dried fish and shave it, but I don't do that. You can buy this "kezuri katsuo", bonito flakes in Asian grocery stores. Dashi is the stock. It will take 2 minutes of your time to do it. That's a basic for decent Japanese cooking. What's wrong with instant dashi ? Not much, only MSG, preservatives, flavoring and higher price. This is one recipe, among others. I use a combo of 3 ingredients … Read More
via Gourmande in Osaka
There is a surprise in the paper. Kinako (powdered roast soy beans) becomes … These are kinako-bo, sweets made of kinako and honey (or syrup). They taste a little like ginger bread, a little like caramels. (for the set) Cal 344.5 F11.7g C50.3g P17.9g The second surprise-pocket contains : It's roast wheat… oops, no, it's barley, actually. Omugi (barley) and komugi (wheat), 50% chance of error, I plunged. That will teach me to check. It is infu … Read More
GOURMANDE in OSAKA 