I know, this not a recipe for laye August usually but this year, it definitely is!!! And this recipe of 炊き込み御飯 (takikomi gohan) is so simple and delicious that it could be eaten anytime actually! Prepare 1cup of rice (wash and add cooking water) , cut one sweet potato in pieces, slice finely half a sheet… Continue Reading →
End of winter recipe
It was 13 years since I left Tokyo University for Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and started my own research lab. The beginnings were hard but the past few years I really reached a stable balance… maybe too much balance… it was time to change… I’m back at the university of Tokyo… and starting… Continue Reading →
Better love eggplants!!!
While the summer plays hide and seek, the summer vegetables are still around and should be for a few more weeks. The great star of the summer in my kitchen this year is eggplant 🍆. We always eat a lot of eggplants in the summer, but this year it looks really like we are eating… Continue Reading →
Planned leftovers…
While in Japan we are far from being locked down like many in the west, the spike in covid-19 cases in Tokyo has pushed us to action. In the lab I’ve been preparing for weeks for telework and remote access to our equipment, and also consignment out of some devices to our teams to limit… Continue Reading →
Lentil curry
Well well well, it’s getting cold and gloomy today in Tokyo and rain and snow are on the forecast for tonight after weeks of dry and sunny weather… I guess that’s it… every year is basically the same… after the brilliant days of January cold, the gloomier days arrive, colder even… To warm the mind… Continue Reading →
Moyashi – soya sprouts
Soya sprouts (or moyashi) are one of these things I love but I hardly buy and cook because it’s hard to find some that are made properly. I remember reading about how they were made and stopped eating some. So last night when We went shopping after flying back from France, and I found organic… Continue Reading →
Myoga
Now is the season for harvesting myoga, this little very fragrant plant, delicious eaten with silky tofu and soya sauce or in miso soup. Two weeks ago when I met with our old neighbor she told me that their used to be plenty of myoga in our garden, but I never found any. So after… Continue Reading →
Glossary
Since I use a mixture of Japanese words and French words, here you’ll find some explanations and/or translations for the most common terms. If you have a doubt and want some more detail, contact me or leave a comment, I will be happy to disambiguate! And click on the link to see related recipes. A… Continue Reading →
Some kinds of pizza
I can’t realize that we are moving in 10 days. It’s seems so far away and so close at the same time, there is so much at work at the same time that it is hard to realize. I’m quite excited because I will have a new kitchen to play with and a bigger oven… Continue Reading →
