Comments for Mari's East West Kitchen http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com Healthy and fun cooking and eating around the world to your kitchen. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Cultural difference about food portions… Iri-dofu いり豆腐 (Tofu Scramble) by Marisa http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/cultural-difference-about-food-portions-iri-dofu-%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a%e8%b1%86%e8%85%90-tofu-scramble/#comment-39 Marisa Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:46:24 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-39 It was very interesting what you said about portion sizes and cultural differences. I live in the US South where most people eat meat, potatoes and anything fried. My husband and I eat 4 oz portions, but when we have people over I feel like I have to give everyone a 10-12 oz portion. It's a huge portion but Southerners eat a lot! I think eating is alot is our culture :) It was very interesting what you said about portion sizes and cultural differences. I live in the US South where most people eat meat, potatoes and anything fried. My husband and I eat 4 oz portions, but when we have people over I feel like I have to give everyone a 10-12 oz portion. It’s a huge portion but Southerners eat a lot! I think eating is alot is our culture :)

]]> Comment on Okonomiyaki (Japanese Stuffed Pancake) お好み焼き by Marisa http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/okonomiyaki-japanese-stuffed-pancake-%e3%81%8a%e5%a5%bd%e3%81%bf%e7%84%bc%e3%81%8d/#comment-38 Marisa Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:35:53 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-38 Okonomiyaki is so cool. I tried something very non-traditional a few months ago that I'm stuck on now. I made a semi thin batter with cabbage, scallions, dashi, eggs, flour and cooked them on a flat top grill like pancakes. Then I let them cool to room temperature before rubbing with a little oil, sprinkling with furikake and placing on a charcoal grill for a smokey flavor. Then I topped it like a pizza starting with anchovy mayo, fresh hamachi, avocado and tuna. I've also tired it that way topped with sauteed squid, tuna, tomatoes and tomato miso sauce. Yum! Okonomiyaki is so cool. I tried something very non-traditional a few months ago that I’m stuck on now. I made a semi thin batter with cabbage, scallions, dashi, eggs, flour and cooked them on a flat top grill like pancakes. Then I let them cool to room temperature before rubbing with a little oil, sprinkling with furikake and placing on a charcoal grill for a smokey flavor. Then I topped it like a pizza starting with anchovy mayo, fresh hamachi, avocado and tuna. I’ve also tired it that way topped with sauteed squid, tuna, tomatoes and tomato miso sauce. Yum!

]]> Comment on Nick Jagger　肉じゃが　(Japanese style braised meat and potato dish) by yuko http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/nick-jagger%e3%80%80%e8%82%89%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%8c%e3%80%80japanese-style-braised-meat-and-potato-dish/#comment-31 yuko Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:10:44 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-31 まりさん、こんにちは。 私はお料理が苦手なので、こんなにしっかりブログを書かれているまりさんを尊敬！します 写真もとても美味しそうですね あぁ、誰か、美味しい肉じゃが作ってくれないかな～。 まりさん、こんにちは。
私はお料理が苦手なので、こんなにしっかりブログを書かれているまりさんを尊敬！します
写真もとても美味しそうですね
あぁ、誰か、美味しい肉じゃが作ってくれないかな～。

]]> Comment on About by Gemma http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/about/#comment-30 Gemma Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:56:02 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/about/#comment-30 Oh my God Mari........I love your blog!!!!! I feel so much the way you do about food...I wanted to go to Japan this past Christmas/New Year just so I could eat great Japanese food! I dont hesitate at all to say it...it's my favorite!!!!!! We don't have japanese restaurants in Dublin...well...one or two who think they are Japanese...but they put mayo on everything and there is absolutely NO freshness to it!!! So, I avoid it (often it's ALL salmon...as salmon is cheap in Ireland...and not much different than what I make at home). I have been looking for a good recipe for salad dressings...DO YOU HAVE ONE?? I have tried everything! I also kissed up to the Japanese Ambassador's wife (something I DO NOT DO!!!) hoping she would teach me something, or invite me over for lunch, but no luck! She simply volunteered to hold a cooking demonstration for the International Women's Club (of which we are both members) but it never materialized. Sometimes I travel to NY or Chicago just so I can eat sushi 2x a day!!!!!!!!! Love good Thai food too! Love to travel...Anyway...if you have one good salad dressing recipe, it would satisfy me for now! Keep up the good work! Hugs, g. Oh my God Mari……..I love your blog!!!!! I feel so much the way you do about food…I wanted to go to Japan this past Christmas/New Year just so I could eat great Japanese food! I dont hesitate at all to say it…it’s my favorite!!!!!!

We don’t have japanese restaurants in Dublin…well…one or two who think they are Japanese…but they put mayo on everything and there is absolutely NO freshness to it!!! So, I avoid it (often it’s ALL salmon…as salmon is cheap in Ireland…and not much different than what I make at home).

I have been looking for a good recipe for salad dressings…DO YOU HAVE ONE?? I have tried everything! I also kissed up to the Japanese Ambassador’s wife (something I DO NOT DO!!!) hoping she would teach me something, or invite me over for lunch, but no luck! She simply volunteered to hold a cooking demonstration for the International Women’s Club (of which we are both members) but it never materialized. Sometimes I travel to NY or Chicago just so I can eat sushi 2x a day!!!!!!!!! Love good Thai food too! Love to travel…Anyway…if you have one good salad dressing recipe, it would satisfy me for now! Keep up the good work! Hugs, g.

]]> Comment on Nick Jagger　肉じゃが　(Japanese style braised meat and potato dish) by mari http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/nick-jagger%e3%80%80%e8%82%89%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%8c%e3%80%80japanese-style-braised-meat-and-potato-dish/#comment-28 mari Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:49:02 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-28 Hi Tess, Thanks for your comment! Your recipe (par-boil and fry the potato) sounds yummy.. Do you use a special fryer? Our 1920 house doesn't have a fan (instead, we have a hole on the ceiling for that purpose). So frying something (even in a shallow oil) is a pain, makes the whole house smoky and oily, so I barely deep-fry anything. Otherwise, I'd do age-nasu, agedashi-dofu, age-bitashi... Onaka suita.... Thanks also for your advice on reducing the amount of sugar when I'm cooking this to my in-laws. I don't like much sugar myself, so my recipe in general has a lot less sugar than other recipes (I've seen a nikujaga recipe with 2-3 fimes more sugar!). I'll have them taste it first as I add sugar, and maybe should tell them this dish is a little sweet, so that they won't be surprised. (I bet your husband said the same thing about sukiyaki!.) Hi Tess,
Thanks for your comment! Your recipe (par-boil and fry the potato) sounds yummy.. Do you use a special fryer? Our 1920 house doesn’t have a fan (instead, we have a hole on the ceiling for that purpose). So frying something (even in a shallow oil) is a pain, makes the whole house smoky and oily, so I barely deep-fry anything. Otherwise, I’d do age-nasu, agedashi-dofu, age-bitashi… Onaka suita….

Thanks also for your advice on reducing the amount of sugar when I’m cooking this to my in-laws. I don’t like much sugar myself, so my recipe in general has a lot less sugar than other recipes (I’ve seen a nikujaga recipe with 2-3 fimes more sugar!). I’ll have them taste it first as I add sugar, and maybe should tell them this dish is a little sweet, so that they won’t be surprised. (I bet your husband said the same thing about sukiyaki!.)

]]> Comment on Nick Jagger　肉じゃが　(Japanese style braised meat and potato dish) by mari http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/nick-jagger%e3%80%80%e8%82%89%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%8c%e3%80%80japanese-style-braised-meat-and-potato-dish/#comment-27 mari Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:28:09 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-27 けんぢさん、コメントありがとうございました。たまねぎ入りの肉じゃがおいしいですよね。私は生っぽいたまねぎより、よくいためたほうが好きですが、たまねぎを増やしたり、よって食べたりします。 ブログ拝見しました。エプソンの本拠地、松本市にお住まいなのですね？パンおいしそー！アメリカに住んでるとあの手のパンは入手しにくいので、日本みたいなパン、つくりはじめようかなあ。。。よいレシピがあったら教えてくださいね。これからもよろしくお願いします。 けんぢさん、コメントありがとうございました。たまねぎ入りの肉じゃがおいしいですよね。私は生っぽいたまねぎより、よくいためたほうが好きですが、たまねぎを増やしたり、よって食べたりします。

ブログ拝見しました。エプソンの本拠地、松本市にお住まいなのですね？パンおいしそー！アメリカに住んでるとあの手のパンは入手しにくいので、日本みたいなパン、つくりはじめようかなあ。。。よいレシピがあったら教えてくださいね。これからもよろしくお願いします。

]]> Comment on Cultural difference about food portions… Iri-dofu いり豆腐 (Tofu Scramble) by Tess http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/cultural-difference-about-food-portions-iri-dofu-%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a%e8%b1%86%e8%85%90-tofu-scramble/#comment-26 Tess Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:26:35 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-26 MMM. I am not particularly fond of omelettes but I recently made one with tofu and vegetables for my learning-Japanese-cooking-project. It was pretty good! Your recipe here seems that it would be very tasty. Your comments about portion size are interesting— I've been doing my project for a while and am still continuing to be surprised at how small amounts of meat are needed. I am passing on the Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008 Award to you. You could pass some appreciation along to some worthy blogs, if you like.  :-) Or not; I won't be offended... MMM. I am not particularly fond of omelettes but I recently made one with tofu and vegetables for my learning-Japanese-cooking-project. It was pretty good! Your recipe here seems that it would be very tasty.

Your comments about portion size are interesting— I’ve been doing my project for a while and am still continuing to be surprised at how small amounts of meat are needed.

I am passing on the Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008 Award to you. You could pass some appreciation along to some worthy blogs, if you like. 
:-) Or not; I won’t be offended…

]]> Comment on Nick Jagger　肉じゃが　(Japanese style braised meat and potato dish) by Tess http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/nick-jagger%e3%80%80%e8%82%89%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%8c%e3%80%80japanese-style-braised-meat-and-potato-dish/#comment-22 Tess Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:07:02 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-22 MMM. I've made niku jaga from a couple of recipes. Carrots are nice to add color. Also you can use green peas—which I forgot to add when I posted the recipe in my book. The potatoes do hold their shape, which surprised me when I made this dish, but the recipe in my project-book calls for par-boiling the potatoes then frying them. This was very nice because it added a different texture to the potatoes: give it a try! Something you might consider when making it for your Wisconsin in-laws is that you might want to reduce the amount of sugar a little. My husband thought it was odd how sweet the stew was the first time I made it. He used to comment about how sweet some of the dishes were, but by now he's getting used to the flavor. MMM. I’ve made niku jaga from a couple of recipes. Carrots are nice to add color. Also you can use green peas—which I forgot to add when I posted the recipe in my book. The potatoes do hold their shape, which surprised me when I made this dish, but the recipe in my project-book calls for par-boiling the potatoes then frying them. This was very nice because it added a different texture to the potatoes: give it a try!

Something you might consider when making it for your Wisconsin in-laws is that you might want to reduce the amount of sugar a little. My husband thought it was odd how sweet the stew was the first time I made it. He used to comment about how sweet some of the dishes were, but by now he’s getting used to the flavor.

]]> Comment on Nick Jagger　肉じゃが　(Japanese style braised meat and potato dish) by けんぢ http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/nick-jagger%e3%80%80%e8%82%89%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%8c%e3%80%80japanese-style-braised-meat-and-potato-dish/#comment-21 けんぢ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:29:53 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-21 たまねぎいりのにくじゃががすきです たまねぎいりのにくじゃががすきです

]]> Comment on Cultural difference about food portions… Iri-dofu いり豆腐 (Tofu Scramble) by Mari http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/cultural-difference-about-food-portions-iri-dofu-%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a%e8%b1%86%e8%85%90-tofu-scramble/#comment-20 Mari Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:18:29 +0000 http://marisuzuki.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-20 Hi Jasline! Thanks for your comment! Yes... it's a great dish, easy to make and my favorite! If its all possible, use the tuna in oil. It makes a huge difference. If you are looking for COLD tofu dish, you can try tuna, green onion and soy sauce. That three-some is marriage (? or how should I call it?) made in heaven. Great on steamed rice too. (Probably my first invention (?) at age 3.) Hi Jasline!
Thanks for your comment! Yes… it’s a great dish, easy to make and my favorite! If its all possible, use the tuna in oil. It makes a huge difference. If you are looking for COLD tofu dish, you can try tuna, green onion and soy sauce. That three-some is marriage (? or how should I call it?) made in heaven. Great on steamed rice too. (Probably my first invention (?) at age 3.)

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