Sashimi Party Recipe

OMG!!!! We got given ” A WHOLE TUNA” last night from a friend from our neighbourhood. Kelvin is  from online fishing charters Melbourne　(http://www.onlinefishingcharters.com.au/). So….we had a  sashimi party! Look at the size of this tuna!! This was my first time to cut up a whole tuna. Our son helped as well.(our son started cooking since…

the secret to being thin

According to OECD, Japanese people are one of the thinnest people in the world! from OECD OBESITY UPDATE 2014（http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/Obesity-Update-2014.pdf）↓ Obesity percentage in each country is… America 35.3%…New Zealand 30.6%…Australia 28.3%…Korea 4.7% and Japan 3.7% This shows eating Japanese or Korean food regulary is the key to being thin. And you don’t have to worry about…

Is your child a fussy eater?

Most mothers worry about what their children eat. I hear things like,  “My child is a very fussy eater ” or “My child hates vegetables” etc etc. How can you make your children eat vegetables? Actually, I used to be the queen of fussy eaters! I would only eat rice, potatoes and natto ( fermented…

Autumn – homemade kimchi season

Kimchi (spicy pickles) is a Korean food however, quite a lot of people eat it in Japan. Traditionally, tsukemono (vegetable pickles) is eaten but I like things spicier.  I couldn’t find really good kimchi in Australia so I started making it. Autumn is a great season to make it because the room temperature is perfect for…

Salt is really bad for you!

Salt is really bad for you! Sometimes, when new customers try my sauces, I get comments like these…”this is too salty” or”this must be really bad for you”.  Because I use small pieces of bread (which soak up the sauce) for tasting , it can be salty. Actually, you won’t drink my sauce, the sauces…

Super food “KELP”

Why is Japanese food  so healthy?   Don’t they use a lot of soy sauce in their cooking? Isn’t soy sauce high in salt? Eating Kelp is one of the reasons why Japanese food is healthy. In Japan, kelp seaweed is used in a lot of meals. It is eaten as is, or used in a…