Friday, July 9, 2010

Having fun with Japanese cooking

7-09-2010 Fri. hot, sun to shower


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed red pepper and mushrooms ( leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME
--- peach | Norwegian cookies

DINNER
--- grilled shishamo (willow leaf smelt, Norwegian capelin) and shishito pepper | gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumpling) | soba (Japanese buckwheat noddle) with bitter melon and cucumber | sashimi (tuna, salmon, sweet shrimp, mackerel) | mojito || cream puff | green tea


shiso, shishito pepper, bitter melon, shishamo

grilled shishamo and mini green pepper


gyoza


soba, bitter melon, cucumber


sashimi
  • it is fun to make Japanese food, a collection of fine fish and fresh cute vegetables. The tiny fish shishamo is from Norway, smaller than smelt. shishito (Japanese mini green peppers) has a hint of sweetness and a texture similar to okra.