Udon noodles in a curry broth is a typical combination at udon noodle bars. This recipe gives that tasty broth a whole lot more character with the addition of both fresh and dried mushrooms. …
Recipes inspired by the wonderful flavors of Asia – in particular Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, India, and China
Corn soup with a paprika drizzle
Based on a French influenced Japanese dish called corn potage (コーンポタージュ), this soup is rich, creamy, and naturally sweet, with a good amount of spice coming from the paprika drizzle. …
Grilled eggplant, spinach, and quail eggs on soba noodles
The luxurious, velvety texture of the grilled eggplant, spinach, and soft boiled quail eggs are a worthy accompaniment for the classic soba noodles and tsuyu broth. …
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Crispy tofu and curry sauce on wild rice
The wild rice was getting past its expiry date. I had corn and tofu in the refrigerator. And a recently purchased tin of Japanese S&B curry powder. That’s how it came together. And it was wonderful. …
Corn and green onion waffles with three dips
Succulent sweet corn and umami packed green onions are encased here in crisp waffles. While delicious on their own, the three dips add their own very distinctive dimensions. …
Bò kho gyoza with bò kho dipping sauce
Reimagining bò kho as a gyoza filling and dipping sauce. Bò kho is a delicious Vietnamese beef curry soup, typically eaten with noodles or bánh mì. …
Fish and dill spring rolls
The first thing on the menu of a Highway 4 restaurant in Hanoi are the Fish Spring Rolls. So simple, yet so good. I haven’t tried to recreate that dish, but be inspired by it. …
Gyoza variations. Ponzu dipping sauce. Pickled daikon.
A Japanese interpretation of the Chinese jiaozi, gyoza are a dumpling traditionally filled with minced pork. Compelled to do something different, fillings here include - salmon and asparagus, truffled potato, duck and orange. …
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Crispy skin duck breast and asparagus tempura on soba noodles
Duck - poultry’s red meat - sits along side crispy tempura asparagus and atop soba noodles in an umami laden dashi broth. This Japanese inspired dish brings out the best in all of its ingredients. …
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Sake steamed seafood in red miso soup
This darker style red miso soup has an intensity of flavour very different from those made with the more familiar white miso. Piled on top was seafood steamed in sake and various aromatics. The combination was truly a symphony of flavours. …
Onsen Tamago (Poached egg in a soy dashi broth)
Trying to sum up this simple dish in words is difficult, and actually seems pointless. This is simply a flavour explosion, so difficult to describe, and yet so easy to create at home. …
Wakame and cherry tomato salad
This salad sparkles. Cherry tomatoes have a wonderful sweet acidity of their own, enhanced here by the ginger juice and rice vinegar. Layer in umami and seasoning from the wakame seaweed and soy sauce, and you have a salad that stands on its own, or would complement a robust main dish. …
