Yakisoba

Yakisoba is a Japanese noodle stir fry. At its simplest it’s just noodles with cabbage, onion and yakisoba sauce. There’s a lot variety that you can add into it beyond that. For protein pork belly or shrimp are great choices. If you want a vegetarian option you could add a fried egg or use some…

Shokupan (milk bread)

This Japanese toast is more flavorful and fluffy than your average white toast. It’s a bit sweeter as well, so with some jam or jelly it’s almost like a dessert. It also makes great sandwiches, since the fluffiness allow for the bread to envelop the sandwich fillings. It’s important to have a sharp bread knife…

Tempura

Tempura is a Japanese dish of fried veggies and fish or prawns. I used pike for this, but most thin, boneless white fish work well. A thinner fish is preferred, because the batter and panko coating is not that thick. When frying, you can use both the batter and panko, or just the batter. Using…