Japanese Culture

I’m looking for easy, cheap and fun Japanese food I can cook for all my flatmates. I only have 4 hobs, a microwave, toaster and a kettle and a portable oven.

Make mochi ice cream!
How to do it:
Mix flour, sugar, vanila and water in a bowl until it turns into a paste. Put it in the microwave for 1 and a half minutes or until the dough is cooked through all the way.
Roll out the dough and wrap it around scoops of ice cream.

6 Responses

1. Jessica Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 7:05 am

   Bulgoki is really simple if you have a fridge to marinate beef strips in, I cook it all the time with some fried or steamed rice.
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2. Lawrence C Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 7:32 am

   Noodles.
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3. Blue Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 7:44 am

   Make mochi ice cream!
   How to do it:
   Mix flour, sugar, vanila and water in a bowl until it turns into a paste. Put it in the microwave for 1 and a half minutes or until the dough is cooked through all the way.
   Roll out the dough and wrap it around scoops of ice cream.
   References :
   http://www.ehow.com/how_2041584_mochi-ice-cream.html

4. Japan Australia Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 8:02 am

   Hello Viix, Some of my favourite easy to cook Japanese dishes are:

   Omuraisu (Rice in Omelette)
   Omuraisu is a popular Japanese dish that can be called a fusion dish (yoshoku) as it combines a classic omelette with chicken rice. It is usually topped with ketchup and is a popular dish at home or in a restaurant.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/09/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe-omuraisu.html

   Yakimeshi (Japanese Style Fried Rice)
   Yakimeshi or Japanese Style Fried Rice is a popular dish to cook at home in Japan. It is best to use left over rice or rice that you have made previously that has been frozen for this recipe to give it the best texture.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/07/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe-yaki-meshi.html

   Oyako-don (Chicken and Egg with Rice)
   Oyako-don is a popular Japanese dish that can be found at home or in a restaurant. Oyako means parent and child in Japanese so both the chicken and egg are used in this famous Japanese dish.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/06/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe-oyako-don.html

   Okonomiyaki (Savoury Japanese Pancake)
   Okonomiyaki is a popular dish from Osaka and is basically a savoury pancake with ingredients of your choice along with egg, flour and cabbage as the basic ingredients.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe.html

   Yakisoba (Japanese stir fry noodles)
   Yakisoba is a popular takeaway dish in Japan and is usually served with a fried egg on top and with some Japanese mayonnaise. It is a popular festival food and can be found all over Japan.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/04/easy-to-cook-japanese-recipe-yakisoba.html

   Tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlet)
   The idea for this recipe originated in the West, but has become a famous Japanese dish like Tempura. Tonkatsu is one of the most popular meat dishes in Japan.
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/01/easy-japanese-cooking-recipe-tonkatsu.html

   More Great Japanese Recipes here
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/search/label/Japanese%20Recipe
   References :
   Japan Australia is a blog dedicated to Japan Travel and Culture
   http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/

5. SnowBunny91 Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 8:26 am

   I like Udon (Japanese noodle) and they’re very easy to cook! You can buy the stock ( shiro dashi etc) at the supermarket. Boil the noodles and just add the stock into the soup. They’re really easy to prepare and only takes about 6 mins to boil. Add green onions or egg or mochi (rice cake) to garnish!
   References :
   http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/search/theme/result_01.html

   That’s a Japanese site for easy recipes. Some of them only takes 5 minutes to prepare!

6. DistantTraces Says:
   January 23rd, 2012 at 8:43 am

   Sushi and sashimi pretty much require close to little cooking. Just boil some rice and add sushi vinegar and buy a sushi mat and some seaweed. The mats cost hardly anything, we got ours for 60p (english currency). Onigiri are pretty cute and easy too.

   The japanese also have some really tasty salads. These require no cooking unless you’re using meat or fish. The cucumber and wakame seaweed is quite well known.

   You could boil some edamame beans to make a healthy and unusual snack. They taste great with a bit of salt or pepper. Remember to suck the beans out of the pod and don’t eat the actual pod. xD

   You could buy some miso soup packets. I buy the ones where you get packets of paste and packets of the seasoning/flavouring in seperate sachets in the same container. All you really have to do is add water and any additional things you might like such as tofu. Or you could try making a home-made one from scratch.

   Pickled vegetables are also pretty popular in Japan, especially things like radish.

   Japanese omelette (tamagoyaki) is also pretty famous and tasty. You could easily add flavours to it if you like and it’s just like frying a regular pancake or omelette!

   Gyudon is a beef dish and it’s quite popular in Japan. Instead of steaming, you could just boil the rice on the hob. Then you just need to simmer the beef with all the seasonings and flavourings.
   If you don’t mind something a little less healthy, then you could always fry things and make tempura.

   If you want a few recipes:
   http://japanesefood.about.com/od/recipeindex/Japanese_Food_Recipes.htm
   http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/451
   http://www.eat-japan.com/letscook.html
   http://visualrecipes.com/recipes/japanese/
   References :

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