More Vegetables in Our Diet: Udon with Vegetable Broth, Sesame, Tofu & Bock Choy

Posted on Jan 15, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

I am omnivore. I eat everything balanced. But, from time to time I indulge myself making a meal with 100 percent vegetable. I bet you, whether you are vegetarian, vegan or omnivore, will fallen love with the below recipe. Here I offer you a delicious new vegetarian udon dish. You can prepare it easily (even though the udon dish sounds exotic to you) in your kitchen. To this dish I add the special flavor of sesame to the broth through the use of tahini. This addition to the...

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On Cold Winter Nights Treat Your Family with Easy Quality Ramen

Posted on Jan 2, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

I am sure many people started New Year with “Eat healthy 2015”-kind of slogan. No matter which diet you are going to diving into, a good diet is a diet with common sense. Choose ingredients which are not endangered nor farmed or raised unethically. Do not reach out to overly processed, convenient food items. Eat everything balanced. Spend time in the kitchen to make meals. Eat home-made meals at the table with family members. Here is a hussle-free, quick to...

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This Coming Sat. Free Fish Demo and Tasting at Grand Army Plaza

Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Hiroko's Blog

Please join me at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket (Prospect Park West & Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn) this coming Saturday, September 20th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm for additional seafood filleting and cooking demonstration (https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn-grand-army-plaza) Stephanie Villani of Blue Moon Fish Co, from Mattituck, NY, will join me. Stephanie and her husband, Alex, sell the freshest, locally caught fish at Greenmarket in New York City. I am a great...

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Meaty, Sweet Wild Steamed Porgy with Japanese Flavors

Posted on May 8, 2014 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Thank you very much for visiting our booth – Union Square Greenmarket Fish Filleting Demo at Union Square Greenmarket yesterday. What a gorgeous sunny day we had!  Today, it is raining and cold again. Glad that you have enjoyed watching my porgy filleting demo, and tasting the steamed porgy with three different sauces. All of you liked its meaty texture and sweet flavor of the fish. According to Stephanie of Blue Moon porgy is abundant in our water, so we should enjoy...

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Sustainable Seafood Week, NYC, May 6-11

Posted on May 5, 2014 in Hiroko's Blog

This is the week to learn about sustainable seafood. Please visit the below site and choose whichever events you want to participate! https://www.sustainableseafoodweeknyc.com/ You will find my event with Stephanie Villani of Blue Moon there. Union Square Greenmarket Fish Filleting Demo Hiroko Shimbo, author of The Sushi Experience and Hiroko’s American Kitchen, will demonstrate how Japanese culinary techniques can be applied to the seafood available in our region. She’ll...

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