Plant-Based Matters

We love fusion cuisine, especially when it’s a pasta dish! This Bucatini with Creamy Roasted Red Bell Pepper & Harissa Sauce is one of them where Italian meets Middle Eastern. It’s rich and hearty but also an elegant dish. This pasta dish is perfect to read more

[大根葉の甘辛炒め] Have you had Japanese daikon radish? Sweet & Savory Daikon Radish Leaves features the daikon radish but not the flesh (root) that is usually the main part. It’s made of the leaves & stems of daikon cooked in the typical Japanese flavor profile, sweet read more

Gyoza [餃子] is a Japanese word for dumplings (potstickers.) Typically, there are a few ways of cooking gyoza in Japan, pan-fried or boiled, in some cases steamed. This particular recipe is boiled version called Sui-Gyoza [水餃子] which literally means boiled dumplings. Sui-Gyoza While the most read more

Have you had “Dry Curry” before? This Parsley & Tempeh Dry Curry might be the first dry curry experience for you! The combination of parsley & tempeh is already odd enough and both of them aren’t the traditional curry ingredients. But guess what? It actually read more

Do you like coconut rice? There are many variations of it and we’re sure you’ve had it at least once. Our Coconut Ginger Basmati Rice with Cumin Seed is very fragrant from ginger, cumin seeds, and garlic, with a hit of of sweetness from coconut read more

Iri-Dofu [炒り豆腐] is a home-style Japanese dish made with tofu. It’s sweet from sugar and mirin, but also savory from soy sauce. It is authentically made with eggs but it tastes great without it! It’s technically a Japanese style tofu scramble with a completely different read more

[ヴィーガンじゃがいもと玉ねぎのお味噌汁] Vegan Potato Onion Miso Soup is an easy and delicious vegan friendly miso soup that you can enjoy all year long! I consider this miso soup to be very simple yet hearty miso soup that can be a side dish with rice or a read more

We love noodles in all shapes and cuisines! This Rice Noodles in Yellow Coconut Curry Broth is one of them. We make dishes like this often using curry powder and they always come out delicious! Now, it’s time to venture out to try the new read more

Have you ever had shirataki before? Shirataki [白滝] is a type of Japanese noodles made with konjac yam. It translates as White Waterfall…how pretty! It’s typically white translucent color or sometimes stone-gray-ish color and the texture is a bit firm and gelatinous. It’s a great read more

Are you a okra fan? As far as we know, okra is originated in Africa and now commonly eaten in many places including the United States (especially the Southern part), India, and also Japan. It’s cultivated in warmer and tropical climates so it’s technically a read more