Sukiyaki is Our New Favorite

Posted on Feb 9, 2018 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Here is the preparation of the always popular sukiyaki dish. As I have mentioned before, prepping nabemono dinner (in this case a sukiyaki dinner) in your kitchen is super quick and easy. It requires cutting of certain raw ingredients, and blanching (quick simmering) some ingredients as necessary. This sukiyaki recipe is Tokyo style. Sliced beef and vegetables are cooked in flavorful ‘warishita’ sauce. The vegetable, including shirataki noodles (made of konnyaku, taro root...

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Tips of Enjoyable Nabemono Dinner

Posted on Feb 9, 2018 in Hiroko's Blog

Here are some tips for enjoyable nabemono dinners at your home. By the way the attendees of my Kyushu with Hiroko 2018 (November 11-23) will have Fugu (blowfish!) nabemono experience in Oita Prefecture. This is surely one of the many excitements which you experience during the tour.  You can find Trip Overview and Photos on my Tour Page. Send me an e-mail to Hiroko if you want to join the tour. Hiroko also run the same tour in 2018, November 3-14. Everyone should share...

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Nabemono Is a Wonderful Problem Solver

Posted on Feb 7, 2018 in Hiroko's Blog

<If you have not checked the Trip Overview Kyushu with Hiroko 2018, please jump to my homepage or Tour page to check the Overview and Photos!> Now…..here are some questions for you: Would you like to adopt all of or some of the following concepts in your daily life? Produce and enjoy a delicious body and soul warming dinner; Create a meal and delightful experience that unites all of your family or friends at the table and brings back conversation without the...

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Old Is Great in Tokyo

Posted on Jan 7, 2016 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Tokyo is a Michelin star studded city. There are hundreds of good restaurants. Here is a must check web-site for you, when you are planning to visit Tokyo. https://savorjapan.com/tokyo/?cid=awse_pc_yg_ss_us_31_02&gclid=CLX1pPnWmMoCFcEUHwodqYsCPAWhen Every restaurant, which you dream of, is here. I love to eat at old establishments, many of which do not have Michelin star. I am glad for that. One of such restaurants is Isegen, a 185 years old restaurant where they serve...

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Gather Round the Table for Communal Nabemono

Posted on Feb 4, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

Soul and stomach warming meal which we can enjoy with our family and friends especially during this cold winter season. A must-learn dish now! https://zesterdaily.com/cooking/gather-round-table-communal-nabemono/ The recipe given is a kind of short-cut, so that you are sure to try...

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