Recipe Inspiration

This is one of my favourite salad dishes with soba noodles. The earthy soba noodles are served with “yakumi” condiments to add fragrance and flavours to the dish. It contains 5 different aromatic vegetables and herbs such as ginger, spring onions, and mint. You may also add chilly, or the zest of citrus fruits to taste. The creamy peanut sauce will give a rich texture to this salad.

It is almost like a seaweed aquarium! Sashimi kanten is essentially a seaweed and agar jelly with a sweet and spicy mustard miso sauce. It may also be enjoyed with soy sauce and wasabi just like sashimi. I used Clearspring Atlantic Agar Flakes for this recipe, which is very powerful so you only need a small amount of it to set the liquid.

Seaweed and Spring Onion Pancake with chilli oil dipping sauce. This recipe is inspired by the Chinese street food Cōng yóubǐng (葱油饼), it is simple yet addictive! I have added my own twist to it by adding aonori and seaweed for extra flavour.

This is one of the most traditional tofu recipes in Japan. The classic recipe is slightly sweeter than my version. I also used soft instead of firm tofu for a silkier texture. To avoid achieving a watery flavour you will need to remove any excess water from the tofu before using it.

I am so delighted to have discovered the perfect balance of the texture of this mousse by mixing both agar and kuzu. Its delicate and silky texture will remind you of all the goodness around you.

This is a great recovery meal with healthy soba noodles and nourishing kuzu broth.

This green tea dressing is ideal for over salads, steamed vegetables and pasta (to be used like pesto). Elegant flavours of green tea leaves with natural sweetness of cashew nuts create a great harmony. All the goodness of green tea is sealed in this dressing.

This deliciously healthy dip gets its full-bodied flavour from dashi, the secret ingredient of so much Japanese food.

A popular autumn dish in Japan, this is a type of takigohan, where rice is cooked with seasonal vegetables.

The delicious nutty sesame sauce in this recipe also tastes great with broccoli, potato, tofu and spinach.