I wanted to make Shiso juice for a long time and finally, I made it. Shiso is my favourite Japanese herb. Anytime I see shiso, I get tempted to buy it and my daughter pulls me away because I have bought so many of the plants already. But I love shiso so much that I…
Double Cheese Mushi Pan
The Cheese Mushi Pan was the food trend in the 1990’s in Japan. My mother loved it and so did the whole family. I remember we bought them nearly every day for an afternoon snack. The Master Chef Australia is showing “Japan week” and I missed these steamed buns so much, so I made them….
Curry Udon
It is perfect Curry Udon weather here in Brisbane. I would love to share this delicious recipe! Curry Udon is yummy udon noodles and delicious Japanese curry combined together. You can enjoy two delicious Japanese foods in one! To be honest, I did not taste curry udon until I moved out of my parent’s house…
Easy Pan fried Butaman
My favourite savoury snack from Japan is Butaman! Butaman are the Japanese version of delicious steamed pork buns! They are filled with ground pork and are flavoured with tasty Asian flavours like sesame oil and ginger! I think these are a perfect snack or are great to take for lunch because they are super easy to…
Yakiniku Rice Burger including how to make burger wrappers
Have you ever had MOS Burger’s yakiniku rice burger? I went back to Japan in January and I was watching TV and someone was trying to recreate MOS Burger’s yakiniku rice burger. I was inspired and wanted to make it here in Australia too. The challenge was whether I can get the right ingredients or not…
Japanese Kabocha Squash Salad
I recently bought a wooden Obento box from Japan and started to take nutritionally balanced Obento for lunch and made this Japanese Kabocha squash salad for a side dish to pack. Japanese kabocha squash is different from the common pumpkin called “Jap pumpkin” or “Kent pumpkin” here in Australia. I have found real Kabocha pumpkin or…
Kuri Chestnuts Sekihan
Kuri Chestnuts Sekihan is my father and my son’s favourite rice dish. There are various Autumn flavours that Japanese people enjoy. Kuri(chestnuts) is by far my favourite autumn flavour of Japan. Now Kuri (chestnuts) are in season in Australia! I now see Kuri at major supermarkets and many fruit and veggie shop. I get excited…
Hojicha flavoured Japanese Chiffon Cake
Have you ever had Hojicha flavoured Japanese Chiffon Cake? I recently went to a local matcha cafe with my Japanese friend who is also a Japanese language teacher and I had a hojicha flavoured chiffon cake. I am very lucky to have a friend like her with whom I can talk in my native tongue and…
Japanese Gyoza Rose
Japanese Gyoza Rose! What a clever idea! I have seen a lot of apple rose recipes but I would have never thought to make roses with Japanese gyoza!? I saw gyoza roses when I was browsing online just before Mother’s Day. I wanted to share this with Chopstick Chronicles’ readers for Mother’s Day. Mothers’ Day has…
Tan Tan Ramen
Tan Tan Ramen season has arrived here in Australia. I wanted to eat the miso egg that I made and shared earlier, so I decided to make this Tan Tan Ramen! Tan Tan Ramen is also called Tan Tan Men in Japanese or Dan Dan Noodle in Chinese. Tan Tan Ramen or Dan Dan Noodle are…
