Archive for the ‘Japanese’ Category

Agedashi Tofu

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

This is the second way I experimented with cooking Japanese tofu ... and it isn't too bad ;) We didn't have enough, hehe... In Japanese, age means deep fried, while dashi is the stock used to make the sauce. So agedashi is basically deep fried tofu served in dashi-based sauce. I make ...

Cold Tofu

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

This is a no-way-it-can-go-wrong quick dish I make frequently because my hamsters love to eat tofu, kekeke. I use only Japanese tofu (I got them from Isetan Shaw House or Meidi-ya in SG) because they are better, tastier & healthier. For some strange reason, although Japanese tofu is firm (it ...

Cute Onigiri!

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

I've been attracted to onigiris ever since I've known their existence. Mainly & simply because they are oh.. so kawaii! And I fell in love with onigiris even more after watching Fruits Basket, because they are so prettily illustrated & the heroine Tohru Honda was associated with them when she was young. Onigiris ...