Japonaise :

Japonaise Bakery, Brookline

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Yesterday, I stopped into Japonaise Bakery here in Brookline on my way to work for a bite to eat.  I wasn't counting on family meal at work being a terribly rewarding experience.  I knew the guys in the kitchen would be very busy[...]

Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki: Pure pleasure, à la japonaise

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After Japanese pâtissier Sadaharu Aoki arrived in Paris in 1991, mastered French pastry making techniques through years of training and then opened his first pâtisserie (pastry shop) in the city in 2001 (on the[...]

Julia Child Goes to Japan: Tomates à la Japonaise

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In the Introduction to the Anniversary Edition of Mastering the Art of French Cookin g , Julia Child wrote, "According to me, if you are thoroughly skilled in French techniques, because the repertoire is so vast, you have the background for almost[...]

Osechi 4 : kohaku kamaboko fish cakes

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Like most people, I bought them this time. They are kamaboko (fish cakes), blocks of steamed fish flesh. In the past, when there was no refrigeration, making kamaboko was a way to keep fresh fish a little longer. There exist[...]

If I could find a pearl in my kaki-furai?

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Yes, it’s oysters… So let’s bite one to see if I can find one of the famous Japanese pearl. No luck. Next one… I will not complete my collar today. At least, you can see the oyster retained its pearly[...]

Gold and Chestnuts ? Another kuri kinton

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Well there are homonyms… kuri kinton and kuri kinton When I came to Japan, I first saw the New Year Osechi Ryori kuri kinton ???, and well, when I hear the name, I think of this kind. “kin” means gold, and well, for[...]

Coucous

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It’s sunny ! Yeah ! That’s why I put primevères . Primavera is the Italian for Spring, surely because of these flowers. These are cultivated. In my home place, we’d go in the fields to pick tons of wild ones, like[...]

Soba-cube

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Soba 3 ways for one meal. Soba miso soup, warming up an ikura zaru soba. Then hot soba, with chrysanthemum leave pesto. The cooking water of the ju-wari (100% buckwheat) soba, miso, enoki mushrooms… Freshly boiled[...]

Miso life

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It’s getting cooler… Japanese houses tend to be really chilly, so people warm themselves up around a nabe (hot pot). I like dining of a big soup with everything I find in the fridge. This one is very simple. There are[...]

Serial Udon

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A compilation about Japanese white wheat noodles. They are made without egg or anything. That’s why they are so white. It is said that the first ones were made in Sanuki, Shikoku, inspired by Chinese similar all wheat pasta. Udon[...]