Seri water dropwort goes really well with chicken. Here is a quick, light side dish using boiled chicken from making chicken stock. 57 calories (1/2
Enjoy the delicate flavor of succulent lady fern fiddleheads in a simple pairing with tomatoes. Goes well with any cuisine! 50 calories (1/2 of recipe);
Mitsuba to kumiage-yuba no wasabijoyu-ae / mitsuba and fresh tofu skin dressed with wasabi soy sauce
Wasabijoyu-ae — dressing the main ingredient in wasabi soy sauce — is a common way to enjoy either mitsuba or kumiage-yuba on its own. When
Juicy, succulent lady fern fiddleheads lighten up the golden combination of avocado and shrimp, with everything held together by a softly spicy and creamy dressing
Kikuzuki, or chrysanthemum month, is another name for September in the old calendar in Japan — today’s October. So here is an ordinary ohitashi featuring
This is a simple steamed rice, but it reminds me of the warming and soothing rice porridge you would eat when not feeling well —
A light spinach side dish with a Chinese twist. Make sure to soak shami — little salted dried shrimp — long enough in water to
A simple variation of a standard ohitashi, cooked vegetables marinated in light dashi. Among basic seasonings (soy sauce, salt, sake, mirin) for dashi for ohitashi,
Grated daikon radish adds a slightly spicy, refreshing note to the dressing. Aside from taste, since daikon's digestive enzymes work best when uncooked, adding grated
Rehydrating and frying koyadofu freeze-dried tofu results in a chewy and juicy texture, making a good contrast with crunchy lotus root. A blanket of flavorful
