Stuff about eel
Unagi looks like the hiragana character for 'U'in Japanese, making it a handy mnemonic. There's no equivalently useful food in English.…
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Steamed Buns and Peking Duck
Just because I think that a month or so is long enough for a picture of a box of broadbeans. Here are some steamed buns I made for a dinner party a month or…
Koushidon
This is actually pretty easy. The tricky bit is establishing a friendship with someone in Guam so that eventually they send you a Totoro bento set, I guess…
Clear Mackeral Soup, Golden Snapper with Artichoke Barigoule and Motor Reviews
My significant other-in-law Chris runs a charter fishing boat out of Darwin. He has five top fish and not only refuses to keep any fish outside of the five…
IMBB27 Mabo Tofu
The generally accepted western taxonomy is that it's from the slaying of beasties that comes the protein and from plants comes things other. Did you…
Dinner in Ikebukuro
Hello. Yes I'm in Japan and my first night didn't end up at an izakaya or shouting at people but since my friend Andrew had a nice new apartment…
Handmade Soba with Crab IMBB#22
A very special first time ever treat for you all, ************a spiceblog original joke!!!!!!!!********** Noodle: Another vodka tonic and make it snappy!…
Michael and Claire’s Engagement Party for 60
When catering for large numbers of people, it's important to plan carefully and well in advance have a few dishes around a theme. I didn't do any…
WTFDYWMTDWT/EoMEoTE/IMBB – Fried Green Tea Ravioli with a Red Bean Paste Filling as part of a dinner party that included Spanish Mackeral and Fettuci
A quick apology for the rather low standard of presentation but I really can't be arsed by the end of a dinner. Not that this is any excuse for a lack…
A week of week – Kaiseki Workshop; Perth Blog Awards; More Jackson’s
Another week. My fanciful blog life has become real and as you're probably all thinking, it is like the uncontrollable materialisation of desires by a…