an interpretation of Japanese art of cooking

 from Sara's kitchen

with winter twinkling lights ...

golden beet humus and golden beet cube 

on lightly pickled shallot petal with mint and pomegranate 

Japanese eggplant slices fried with five spice rub 

beech mushroom simmered and marinated with rice wine and dashi 

watercress with natto (Japanese fermented soybeans )   

  carrots and burdock stir-fried seasoned with dashi and sesame oil 

steamed whole fish ( bronzini) with pea shoot, lemon and ginger 

grilled onigiri ( Japanese rice ball), fish roe and shiso 

with Japanese green tea pouring over 

mochi 

( sweet rice balls with chestnut paste and red bean paste filling ) 

good things are in details ...

Sara's Asian dinner featuring winter bamboo shoots

some key ingredients: Bonito, winter bamboo shoots, kombu

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Baked Japanese sweet potato

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Japanese style broiled chicken balls and ginkgo seeds

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seaweed-seasoned fried twist 

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adamame

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fresh winter bamboo shoots with white miso

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sweet soy-simmered cuttlefish threads 

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beech mushroom confit

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piquillo stuffed with smoked tofu, fennel, and crushed peanuts

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shrimp wonton soup in bonito and kombu broth

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with Tong-hao leaves, fried tofu and mushroom

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white miso-marinated and grilled cod

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Japanese rice ball 

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lightly pickled radish in rice vinegar

 

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sweet fermented rice porridge 

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with tiny sticky rice dumplings

in holiday spirit!