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Kurumi Manju - Walnut Cakes

2009-11-06T07:10:33Z

These walnut cakes are called kurumi manju which are good for tea time in autumn. Unlike steamed manju cakes, these manju are baked and crunchy. They can be made with other kinds of nuts if you would like.

Kurumi Manju Recipe

Japanese Manju Recipe
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Kurumi Manju - Walnut Cakes originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 07:10:33.

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New Forum Topic: Chestnuts

2009-11-04T08:36:46Z

Have you had or cooked chestnuts in syrup? Here is a question posted in our forum. "Does anyone have any idea how to make chestnuts in syrup, like the ones you can buy in the jar at japanese grocery stores? We've got alot of great chestnuts coming out right now in Los Angeles and I've been wanting to try this..." If you know how to make it, please post in the Japanese Food Forum.

Chestnut Rice Recipe

New Forum Topic: Chestnuts originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 08:36:46.

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Japanese Recipe of the Week: Nibuta

2009-11-02T08:28:10Z

Nibuta is tenderly simmered pork which comes in handy for various dishes. For example, thinly sliced nibuta makes a good topping for ramen or salad, and cubed nibuta can be used in fried rice. It's easy to cook nibuta and is worth the extra time.

Nibuta Recipe

Japanese Pork Recipes
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Japanese Recipe of the Week: Nibuta originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 08:28:10.

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Kata Yakisoba

2009-10-30T07:25:52Z

Kata yakisoba is a kind of yakisoba where crunchy noodles are served with ankake (thick sauce). As kata means hard in Japanese, pre-steamed yakisoba noodles are deep-fried until crunchy. Top noodles with thick sauce just before eating. If you want a variation in making yakisoba, try this recipe.

Kata-yakisoba Recipe

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Kata Yakisoba originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 07:25:52.

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Sake Steamed Mushrooms

2009-10-28T09:09:25Z

Mushrooms are often cooked in Japanese autumn cooking. It's a simple dish in which various mushrooms are steamed in sake rice wine. This recipe uses shiitake, enoki, and shimeji mushrooms, but you can use other kinds of mushrooms as well. If you like flavors of mushrooms, it's a great side dish to make.

Sake Steamed Mushroom Recipe

Mushroom Soup Recipe

Sake Steamed Clams

Japanese Mushrooms
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Sake Steamed Mushrooms originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 09:09:25.

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Japanese Recipe of the Week: Kakitamajiru - Egg Drop Soup

2009-10-26T07:51:39Z

Kakitamajiru is a typical Japanese clear soup with eggs. This soup is lightly seasoned to enhance the dashi flavor. Serve kakitamajiru with Japanese rice dishes, such as sushi and rice bowls.

Kakitamajiru Recipe

Japanese Dashi

Japanese Soup Recipes
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Japanese Recipe of the Week: Kakitamajiru - Egg Drop Soup originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 07:51:39.

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Saba Tatsuta-age

2009-10-23T07:40:39Z

Saba Tatsuta-age is deep-fried mackerel. Tatsuta-age is a style of Japanese cooking. First, ingredients are marinated in soy sauce based sauce and covered in katakuriko starch. Then, they are deep-fried. Chicken tatsuta is a popular tatsuta dish. Tatsuta-age makes a great appetizer to serve with beer or Japanese sake.

Saba Tatsuta-age Recipe

Japanese Seafood Recipes
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Saba Tatsuta-age originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 07:40:39.

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Japanese Cream Stew

2009-10-21T07:25:48Z

Cream stew, or white stew, is a popular yoshoku dish (Japanized Western food), and this hearty stew is often cooked in autumn and winter. A variety of ready-made cream stew roux are available at stores, and it's cooked the same way as Japanese curry. This recipe doesn't use ready-made roux and makes chicken cream stew from scratch.

Chicken Cream Stew Recipe

Curry Rice Recipe

Hayashi Rice Recipe

Japanese Cream Stew originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 07:25:48.

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Japanese Recipe of the Week: Inarizushi

2009-10-19T07:29:31Z

Inarizushi (brown bag sushi) are sushi rice stuffed in seasoned aburaage (fried tofu) pouches. They are easy to eat and are often packed in containers for bento. To make a variety of basic inarizushi, you can use different rice toppings and make colorful inarizushi.

How to Make Inarizushi

Inarizushi Recipe

Japanese Recipe of the Week: Inarizushi originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 07:29:31.

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Japanese Mixed Rice

2009-10-16T07:57:43Z

Japanese takikomi gohan is known as mixed rice. Small pieces of ingredients are added to rice with seasonings. The ingredients for takikomi gohan vary, but gobo (burdock root), carrot, bamboo shoot, mushrooms, and chicken are often used.

Takikomi Gohan Recipe

Japanese Rice

Japanese Mixed Rice originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 07:57:43.

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