Japanese

mariebeach

Apr 22, 20231 min read

Kara-age/Japanese Fried Chicken with Spicy Mayo sauce

Kara-age is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. You can buy freshly fried at every supermarket in Japan and it is also a favorite...

mariebeach

Dec 22, 20222 min read

Grilled Ginger Pork//Shoga Yaki

Pork is the staple food in most Japanese households. Many of my mother's specialties were pork dishes as well. I especially liked this...

mariebeach

Dec 11, 20221 min read

Japanese Roasted Sweet Potato, Yaki-Imo

Winter in Japan can be harsh and super cold but you can find vendors who sell warm sweet potatoes on the street. They usually bake these...

mariebeach

Dec 4, 20222 min read

Smoked Salmon Temari Sushi

Temari sushi is a popular dish in Kyoto, Japan. Temari means "small ball" and this tiny sushi was originally made for GEISHA to be able...

mariebeach

Nov 21, 20221 min read

The Best Ginger Dressing

The very first time I tried ginger dressing was in a Japanese sushi restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I was surprised that even...

mariebeach

Nov 18, 20221 min read

Japanese Dynamite Mussels

In Japan, mussels are not that common. Instead we eat clams, oysters and scallops more often. For me mussels are a very unique and new...