Perfect for lunches, dinners, snacks, or as a party appetiser, these fried chicken wings are a hit for any occasion. Their light and super crispy outside and juicy and tender inside will have you savouring every bite. Although frying chicken wings may seem intimidating, this recipe is fast and easy. The wings are prepared by making slits and adding a blend of seasonings. The slits, which are made above and below the bone at the mid-joint, help absorb the flavours and aids in the cooking process. They are then marinated for about 15 to 30 minutes.  Once the oil reaches temperature, the win ..read more

Teppanyaki is a Japanese style of cuisine in which the diner and chef have an interpersonal culinary experience. The chef prepares food for the diner on an iron plate (teppan) and serves the grilled food on the spot.  Even if you’re new to Japanese cooking, you can create your own teppanyaki at home using an electric griddle. The following recipe features a wide range of natural ingredients that can be topped with bottled or homemade teppanyaki sauce. HOW TO MAKE TEPPANYAKI Even if you’re new to Japanese cooking, you can create your own teppanyaki at home using an electric griddle. T ..read more

In just under 20 minutes, you can create a colourful vegan meal filled with fresh veggies, brown rice, and pan-fried tofu. The super tasty and healthy recipe contains nutritious ingredients that deliver a delicious mix of flavours and textures. Of course, the sauce brings the entire meal together. The combination of soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and chilli paste create a savoury and slightly nutty sauce with just a hint of spiciness!  HOW TO MAKE A VEGAN POKE BOWL  Perfect for a light lunch or healthy dinner, a vegan poke bowl is a quick and simple recipe that can be en ..read more

Chashu is a mouth-watering marinated braised pork belly often served atop tonkotsu ramen. The perfectly tender meat slices are one of the most popular ramen toppings alongside ramen eggs. Leaner types of meat tend to dry out, especially when braised in soy sauce on low heat for an extended period. However, pork belly has an even fat distribution that gives it that ‘melt in your mouth’ texture. This delicious ramen topping is made by rolling the meat into a log and searing it over high heat to caramelise the surface. It is then braised in soy sauce and other seasonings and simmer over low heat ..read more

Japanese croquettes, also referred to as “Korokke,” is a tasty fried food consisting of a panko-coated mashed potato with sauteed ground beef and onion. The mixture is formed into patties and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown. In Japan, Korokke is a popular street food. However, this delicious dish can be recreated at home using basic ingredients. Potato croquettes provide the perfect balance of textures. When you bite into a Korokke, you get that instant “crunch” created by the deep-frying process. Inside, the croquette is a savoury, creamy mixture of meat and vegetable. The secret to ..read more

Preserving vegetables in miso is a popular way to prepare pickles in Japan. Pickles often accompany Japanese meals and can be found in many varieties and flavours. With miso pickling, the fermented bean paste gives radishes, cucumbers, carrots, daikon, aubergine, celery, burdock root, and other fresh vegetables a savoury taste while also preserving them so that they can be enjoyed at a later date.  Misozuke refers to the pickling of ingredients in miso or a miso-based mixture. Nearly any type of miso can be used for pickling purposes, including more bold-flavoured miso varieties like ..read more

In Japan, umeboshi onigiri is considered comfort food and a convenient grab-and-go snack. This tasty dish consists of rice balls with Japanese salt plums. Although making umeboshi onigiri is somewhat of an art form, it is possible to make them at home using a few basic ingredients. Umeboshi refers to a savoury Japanese pickled ume plum that is generally eaten as a condiment.  There are many variations of this dish, with some adding purple-leaved perilla during the salting process to colour the ume red. In more modern versions, honey is used to slightly sweeten the finished fruit. Ume ..read more

Japanese chilled tofu, also known as Hiyayakko, is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of soft tofu traditionally topped with dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi), spring onions, and grated ginger. There are many topping options that you can add to Japanese tofu to enhance the flavour and create a diverse variety of textures, such as black forest ham, corn, sesame seeds, and tomatoes. Hiyayakko uses silken tofu to achieve the dish’s creamy, velvety texture. This type of tofu has a softer consistency than regular tofu and has the highest water content of all tofu types. It is also the most frag ..read more

Katsu is a japanese dish many of us are familiar with as it features heavily on the menus at both wagamamas and yo! sushi, it's such a simple dish but very effective at giving you a warm fuzzy umami feeling inside. Katsu generally refers to either chicken, tofu or pork which is breaded with panko breadcrumbs and then deep fried, but often it is mistaken as meaning curry! that's because the breaded item is usually served with a curry sauce, but generally this is just a standard japanese style curry sauce which is made with carrots, curry powder, honey and bay leaves.it's an especially good acco ..read more

Many of us have been exposed to delicious Japanese curry sauce in popular Japanese chain restaurants like Wagamamas and Yo!Sushi, often these restaurants serve Katsu curry, but despite the common misconception katsu refers to the crispy breaded meat or tofu, not necessarily the curry! Japanese curries range in many flavours, but they are not the same as Chinese or Indian curries and have quite a distinguishable taste. Japanese curry is often lighter than other curries because it doesn't often use a lot of fat like butter or oil. Japanese curry instead is often made of blended veggies and plent ..read more