It’s exciting, moving to a new city. Doubly so if, like me, you grew up on the coast and it’s the first time you’ve lived by the sea for 16 years. There’s the immediate hit of being in a different … Continued
Japanese
A Tour of Asia
Hi, it’s me again, Mr Noodles from Eat Noodles Love Noodles. I’m doing a spot of blogsitting for my old mate, The Grubworm, whilst he and his missus trot the globe. I’m more than a bit jealous, as I’d love … Continued
Iyazaka Aki on the Haiku Review
You can catch me over at Meemalees estimable Haiku Review today. It’s all sashimi in seventeen syllables (kind of) over thar. The Grubworm does Aki on the Haiku Review
Mochi love
Big squidgy balls of sweet, gooey goodness. What is there not to like about mochi? While I wouldn’t pretend to know the first thing about how to make the wobbly buggers, they’re something I always try to pick up from … Continued
Koya
If Koya had ears, they would’ve been incandescent in the months since its low key opening back in April this year. Quiet the opening might have been, but within days cyberspace was awash with excited chatter as foodies across the … Continued
Fishcakes, salad and soba noodles
Hello pan. Hello cooker. And most of all, hello Global knives! God I’ve missed cooking. What with the onerous burden of eating out, socialising, going to Cornwall for the bank holiday, I feel like I haven’t cooked, really cooked, for … Continued
Sweet and spicy japanese aubergine
I hit the kitchen properly last night for the frst time in about ten days and banged pans about with wild abandon for a couple of hours. After all of which I ended up with an almost radioactively bright moong … Continued
A Japanese evening: salmon sashimi and mushroom & leek udon noodles
Sometimes saturdays can be great. A day out perusing the enormous 6-floor Waterstone’s on Picadilly, followed by a happy stroll through the Japan centre. This yielded some salmon sashimi, udon noodles and a pack of interesting mushrooms (alongside all sorts … Continued
Miso mackerel, sesame glazed squash and steamed pak choi
Man, am I in the mood for Japanese. After an artery-clogging, liver-straining, too-short trip to the seaside (no reception, no wifi, lots of bliss) my body needs a few days of no-fat, simple, cleansing and otherwise healthy but flavourful food. … Continued
Spicy, piquant and sweet roast quail, basmati rice and Japanese salad
Having read Fernandez & Leluu’s mouth watering recipe for roast chicken, I was determined to recreate it for last night’s dinner. Accordingly I assembled all the ingredients and fished out of the freezer some drumsticks and wings left over from … Continued