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TAKE A PEEK INTO JAPANESE PANTRY: Glass Noodles AND Harusame Salad Recipe

Japanese Glass Noodle Salad (Harusame Salad) is a simple, vinegary, savory fresh noodle dish that can bring an unusual international side dish to your kitchen. Quick-cooking of glass noodles, which soaking glass noodles in boiled water for 4 minutes, drain, rinse and cut. Add your favorite protein and vegetables. Great served chilled. Glass noodles are a common food in Asian cuisine, and it is called "Harusame" in Japanese. Japanese Harusame noodles are mainly made of potato starch. Harusame salad is also a popular salad menu in Japan- it's refreshing and addictive with sesame oil and soy sauce-based dressing. You can use Mung Bean Thread Vermicelli instead, but not rice noodles if you care about calories.

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All-Purpose Basic Asian Sesame Dressing: Secret Ingredients To Bring Authentic Asian Flavor

The all-purpose basic Asian Sesame dressing can easily bring authentic Asian (Japanese) flavor to your daily vivid salad. By using Japanese / Korean toasted sesame oil and high-quality toasted sesame seeds, you can easily upgrade your dressing. You can also turn this easy Asian sesame dressing into 7 flavors. BASIC, GINGER, WASABI, GOCHUJANG, ONION, CARROT, PEANUT BUTTER.

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HOMEMADE SPICED GINGER SYRUP FOR YOUR COZY DRINKS, REFRESHING COCKTAILS, & COOKING (SALAD DRESSING RECIPES)

Ginger syrup is actually a handy item to use in any cooking. Ginger has various health benefits like warming the body from the inside, so why not incorporate ginger or this syrup into your daily life? Spicy, zingy, but cozy! Add this authentic exotic spice kick that attracts you more than store-bought sweet ginger syrup: to your cozy hot drinks, refreshing sweet cocktails and sodas, yogurt, and ice cream! Even more, you can use this ginger syrup for cooking and baking. This post provides 2 savory salad dressing recipes for you!

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Homemade Layu: Keep This Japanese Hot Sauce In Your Pantry (TAKE A PEEK INTO JAPANESE PANTRY)

La-yu is chili oil made of hot chili peppers, roasted sesame oil, and other exotic spices, which is often used to add spicy and sesame oil’s aroma for gyoza dipping sauce, ramen soup, mainly Chinese dishes, and tofu dishes in Japan. Simple, Easy, But Supreme Savory Flavorful Japanese Layu. Please try to make this Layu if your traditional Layu is not enough.

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Home Izakaya! How To Make Japanese Style Lemon Sour

Craving for a refreshing lemon cocktail? But, away from the stylish sweet one? Here's the Japanese Izakaya style dry Lemon sour recipe. Fresh lemons infused in Shochu or vodka (need ABV right?) brings a tangy zing to this classic Japanese popular Izakaya drink! Making frozen lemon flesh ice, it'll never be watery. Super-easy to make, better to try this summer! Since it is dry lemon sour, it goes perfectly with Japanese cuisine.

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Home Izakaya: Fresh-Squeezed Grapefruit & Spicy Tomato Jam Sour

Here is the new unique afternoon cocktail recipe from the Izakaya menu in Japan. Fresh-squeezed grapefruits and homemade spicy (jalapeno peppers) tomato jam, are you curious about this mysterious taste? Actually, really refreshing, sweet, but, spicy... easy to make, easy to be addicted to this Japanese sour drink.

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Catch Up With New Trends In Japan: Homemade Cola Recipe

Homemade cola aka "Craft cola" is carefully made from raw materials. Moreover, you can make an organic cola drink that you know all ingredients in this refreshing sweet cola drink that everyone loves worldwide. With its exotic spice and hints of citrus, this "Craft Cola" is so refreshing and addictive. Add this aromatic delicate McCola to milk, coffee, tea, beer, gin, vodka, whiskey, and of course, rum to entertain your guests!

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Home Izakaya! How To Choose The Carbonated Water For The Best Whiskey/Shochu Highball

"Highball" in Japan; the popular casual Izakaya drink which is the same as whiskey and soda. As the common recipe, daily casual whiskey, carbonated water, and a lemon wedge. You can use any kind of carbonated water (or natural sparkling water) for making the best Japanese highball? Nope. Today, I am going to tell you how to choose the best-carbonated water for making Japanese highball at home and the health benefits of carbonated water as a bonus.

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Japanese Curry Mix: Golden Curry Recipe With Frozen Seafood Mix

Isn't Seafood preparation hard work? Use frozen seafood mix and make Japanese curry and rice for an easy summer dinner. Japanese curry, a most popular staple comfort food in Japan, is super easy to make. Traditional Japanese curry often makes beef, pork, chicken, and a variety of veggies such as potatoes, carrots, and onion, but, in this recipe, use only onion and garlic to enhance seafood flavor. , rest overnight is more delicious, but, this seafood curry can be served for 1 hour.

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Falling Apart? Try This Rice Buns Recipe Never Happen

To make a beautiful “bun”, the best way is to use a round mold, but, you can still use a round cookie cutter, a plastic container (which I use), or a ramekin. Adding starch to the warm rice is the secret key to how the rice can hold together firmly. Enjoy the crispy light-browned rice buns.

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LEMON SHIO KOJI 101: Incorporate This Citrus Healthy Condiment Into Your Cooking Life

Incorporating the blessings of both shio-koji and lemon into a healthy life, you will be healed by fragrant citrus-based lemon shio-koji. Koji is the Japanese traditional fermented condiment used for making Sake, soy sauce, mirin, miso…etc. “Lemon Koji” is literally made of lemons, salt, and rice koji. Salty and refreshing citrus lemon flavor. It can add citrusy flavor instantly while breaking up the meat protein and turning it into the amino acids-umami flavor.

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Umeboshi Plums 101: Health Benefits, How To Eat, How To Make Iconic Japanese TSUKEMONO

Sour, salty, unique, umeboshi plums have been a staple in Japanese pickles called TUSKEMONO for centuries. The umebo...

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Classic Cheese Burger-Style Best Lamb Burger At Home: Exotic Spicy Ground Lamb Patty

This lamb burger is NOT GREEK STYLE, and it’s the AMERICAN classic cheeseburger-style. Your favorite soft bun, juicy meaty patty well-seasoned with exotic spices, caramelized onions & mushroom, and your favorite sliced cheese. You just make the patties, grill them up, and enjoy.

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Homemade Japanese BBQ Sauce For Marinating, Grilling, Dipping, Dressing; Ingredients & Recipe

Everyone loves grilling meat, Japanese Yakiniku beef...Yum. I understand you all want to make THE AUTHENTIC Japanese BBQ sauce (Yakiniku sauce) at home, WITHOUT MIRIN. (YES!) This savory BBQ sauce will last for about 10 days. You can freeze it so it'll last longer. (about 6 months) This All-purpose BBQ sauce can be used as a dipping sauce, marinade sauce, stir-fry sauce, and salad dressing.

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Japanese Cooking Culture; How to Sun Dry Veggies At Home

Sun-drying maybe not be well-known in the US, but in Japan, much-needed and much-having fun, kitchen hack to preserve fresh produce. Food drying is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. It'll be easier to choose between canning or freezing, however, I may blow your mind away today! Sun-Drying foods are simple, easy, and low-cost to learn. With modern food dehydrators, which is the smart choice, but, especially in the summer season, let's try using natural power!

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How To Make Cold Brew Hojicha Tea At Home

How To Make Cold Hojicha With Tea Bags You can enjoy cold brew Hojicha as well. The easiest way without failing, ...

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Asian Grilled Romaine Recipe

Fresh Romaine lettuce tastes great by itself, when you want to search for different flavors, grill it! Try this grilled romaine with an Asian twist. It’s simple, healthy, and absolutely delicious. Cut the top few inches and slice it in half, to grill it easier and prevent burning it. Easy grilling and healthy vegetable side dish!

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BBQ Grilled Kalbi: Grill Marinated Beef Short Ribs In Homemade Japanese BBQ Sauce

LEARN HOW TO MAKE AUTHENTIC JAPANESE-STYLE KALBI SHORT RIBS ON THE GRILL! This iconic beef short rib cut is called "kalbi" in Korea and Japan, is one of the popular menus in Korean and Japanese barbecue. In this recipe, the Korean style/ flanken style short ribs are marinated in a homemade Yakiniku sauce, which is Japanese BBQ sauce. Tangy, sweet, and savory flavor with tender meaty short ribs! The short ribs are quickly grilled over high heat. (Grilling is my husband's job, )and then served with staples like steamed rice, or lettuce wraps.

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