A quick North Indian dahl, creamy and fragrant, finished with a sizzling ghee, spice, and garlic tadka, perfect with rice or roti. It’s 7 p.m., hunger hits, and nothing in the fridge looks like dinner. Grab a handful of red lentils and a couple of tomatoes, and within minutes the […]
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Air Fryer Pork Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu is a Japanese dish made with breaded, fried pork. Ton means “pork,” and katsu is short for the English “cutlet,” from the French côtelette. It’s one of the most popular dishes in Japan — easy to make and incredibly delicious. Try it and you’ll love it, especially now that […]
Tōnyū Nabe – Japanese Hot Pot with Soy Milk
A comforting Japanese nabe in a creamy shiro-dashi and soy milk broth, with chicken, tofu, vegetables, and mushrooms for a complete yet delicate meal. It’s grey outside, and on the table a donabe sends up gentle wisps of steam over its milky-white broth. Unsweetened soy milk, white miso, and dashi […]
Yasai karē – Japanese vegetable curry
A homemade Japanese curry with ground pork and meltingly tender vegetables, thickened with a homemade curry roux and brightened with sweet-savory touches. Picture a bowl of steaming rice topped with golden curry, with pieces of kabocha squash, potato, and eggplant cooked until tender. The ground pork melts into the sauce, […]
Mizutaki – Japanese chicken hot pot
Hakata-style chicken hot pot: a crystal-clear water broth, vegetables finished at the table, and vibrant daidai ponzu for dipping. It’s cold outside and the pot arrives in the center of the table, steam already rising. First, a small cup of plain broth, barely salted — pure, concentrated chicken with nothing […]
Authentic Ajoblanco – White Gazpacho
An ultra-creamy Andalusian chilled soup made with almonds, garlic, and olive oil, brightened with vinegar and served ice-cold with grapes. In Málaga in August, appetites fade well before noon. A glass of ice-cold ajoblanco brings yours back in one sip: milk-white, with two or three Muscat grapes at the bottom […]
Ensaladilla Rusa – Spanish Potato Salad
The chilled potato, tuna, and olive salad you’ll find on every tapas bar counter in Spain. When the heat is on and appetites fade, the first thing to hit the counter is a bowl of well-chilled salad. The spoon sinks into creamy, mayonnaise-coated potatoes, catches a piece of olive, then […]
Rōru kyabetsu – Japanese stuffed cabbage
Tender green cabbage rolls stuffed with savory pork and beef, simmered in a yōshoku-style tomato sauce. It’s grey outside, hunger is setting in, and a pot of rōru kyabetsu hits the spot. The rising steam smells of sweet cabbage, savory meat, and yōshoku-style tomato. The rolls are so tender they […]
Authentic Bukkake Udon – Cold Japanese Noodles
Homemade udon served chilled, drizzled with concentrated niboshi-dashi tsuyu and topped with grated daikon, ginger, and lemon wedges. The air is heavy, the kitchen is already too hot, and a steaming bowl of soup is out of the question. The noodles come straight from ice water — firm and springy […]
Kuri Gohan – Japanese Chestnut Rice
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 […]