I foraged for pine needles in upstate New York two weeks ago to try a delightful, traditional autumn dish: Matsuba-yaki. Matsuba-yaki is a dish in which seafood and/or mushrooms and vegetables such as Matsutake mushrooms are placed on fresh pine needles and cooked together in a stove-top pot or in the oven. It is a fundamental principle that Japanese cuisine respects and honors the seasonal changes in nature. Chefs and home cooks alike try to bridge nature and dining...
Read More2018 Hiroko’s Cooking Classes and Essentials Course at International Culinary Center
Did you follow my cooking class photos on Instagram? Join me to find the deliciousness, healthfulness, wellness promoting and the enjoyment and happiness of Japanese cooking in 2018: Here are the Japanese cooking classes and courses that I am will teach in 2018 at the International Culinary Center in New York City. Essentials of Japanese Cooking April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 5:45pm – 10:45pm Essentials of Japanese Cooking September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 ...
Read MoreTwo Very Important Japanese Cuisine Pre-Competitions Held in NYC
Oh, Boy! What fruitful and successful separate Japanese cuisine competitions, sponsored by two different Japanese entities, were held here in New York on October 29th and 30th, 2017. The winners of the both New York Pre-Competitions are invited to compete in final rounds in Japan, and the winners of those competitions in Japan receive a monetary award as well as broad recognition in the US and Japan of their skills and accomplishments....
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