Do you have home-made shio-koji in your refrigerator? If not, summer is the time to make it, and enjoy using it to pickle summer vegetables. Here is the link to the shio-koji recipe. https://hirokoskitchen.com/2012/06/shio-koji-recipe/ Recently I have added Korean Gochugaru in my shio-koji pickling base. Gochugaru is hot pepper flakes. It is not just hot. Gochugaru comes with sweet and fruity taste. The pair produces exciting pickles which I cannot stop snacking on. I made...
Read MoreLimit to 4-5 Bulbs a Day
Two powers which this bulb possesses: It is aphrodisiac. It was banned to be consumed at Buddhism temples. Consumption should be limited to 4-5 bulbs a day. Overeating causes minor, unpleasant health problems. Have you eaten sweet pickled, extremely crunchy, little garlic like bulbs, which are served with thick, stew-like Japanese curry dish? A little bulb is neither garlic nor shallot. It is rakkyo. Rakkyo, belongs to the Lily family, Allium. Onion, scallion and shallot...
Read MoreFluke or Flounder
Fluke and flounder, both of fish, have oval shaped flat body, and they look alike very much. One side of the fish is dark brown in color and, the other side, very white. This is the side, which always stays on the bed of the sea. When you place fluke and flounder belly side facing you, fluke has its head on the left side, and flounder, on the right side. You also notice difference in size and shape of each fish’s head and mouth. Fluke has larger head and mouth than...
Read MoreSurvival Gyoza Dumplings
“Cooking at Home” continues…hope we are doing this together. Three days ago I was thinking of bottom-crusty, flavorful gyoza dumplings, so bought ground lamb to make them for next day. I planned to buy dumpling wrappers on the day of the making as a short-cut preparation. Then, two days ago we were snowed in (well it was not too bad but discouraged me to go out for shopping wrappers), so I ended up making my own. It is actually very easy to make dumpling...
Read MoreWNYC Friday around 5:44pm
WNYC All Things Considered Last Chance Food on shiso. If you can listen to my segment on FM93.9 on September 13th. The air time is around...
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