A biryani of yogurt-marinated chicken and basmati rice cooked with whole spices, layered and then finished with steam in a sealed Dutch oven. The lid comes off and the steam releases a sudden rush of ghee, saffron and fried onions. On top, white and golden grains mingle with fresh herbs, […]
The Cajun “brown” jambalaya of rural Louisiana: chicken, smoked sausage, onion, celery, bell pepper and long-grain rice cooked in a single cast-iron pot, serving 15 to 20 people. A big crowd is on its way, and a single pot is going to feed everyone. The chicken sizzles in the cast iron until it […]
Cubes of raw tuna marinated with shoyu, sesame oil and seaweed, served over warm Japanese rice with cucumber, avocado and furikake. Some evenings, you want to eat something fresh without turning on the stove. A poke bowl is exactly the answer: glistening red tuna coated in shoyu and toasted sesame […]
Japanese short-grain rice cooked with fresh chestnuts, lightly salted and sprinkled with black sesame — the quintessential autumn rice dish. The first chestnuts have arrived at the market, and the craving for a warm, comforting bowl returns all at once. Kuri gohan answers that craving with almost nothing: soft grains […]
A comforting Japanese rice bowl of hot rice topped with yukke-style seasoned raw beef, crisp nashi pear, and a luscious egg yolk. The rice is still steaming as the slices of beef land on top, glossy with sesame oil and garlic. Break the yolk, mix it through, and everything comes […]
An ultra-refreshing cold ochazuke: rinsed rice, flaked salmon, fresh aromatics, and ice-cold genmaicha dashi poured over at the last moment. The air is heavy, nobody is really hungry, and yet a bowl of rice flooded with iced dashi disappears in minutes. Rei ochazuke plays on a contrast of temperatures : very […]
Miyazaki’s chilled bowl : a broth of toasted miso and ground sesame, poured ice-cold over still-warm barley rice. The air is heavy, your appetite has been gone since noon, and yet this bowl disappears in minutes. The broth comes straight from the fridge, rich with toasted miso and ground sesame, and […]
A bowl of rice topped with tuna marinated in soy sauce, mirin, and sake, brightened with ginger and finished with shiso, nori, egg yolk, and sesame. The tuna comes out of the marinade almost lacquered, a deep, glossy red. Set over barely warm rice with a pinch of nori and […]
A Japanese summer rice dish in which sweet corn and its cob perfume the entire pot, with no butter or stock. It’s hot, corn is at peak sweetness, and it’s the perfect time to add it to rice. tōmorokoshi gohan smells like buttered corn on the cob even though there […]
A specialty from Kagoshima: Japanese rice cooked with cubes of floury sweet potato, finished simply with a pinch of salt and black sesame. The evenings are turning cooler, and a bowl of still-steaming rice, studded with golden cubes of sweet potato, is enough to warm the whole table. The aroma […]
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