Review: Okan, Brixton Village
Brixton Village is one of the things that South Londoners are smug about: we have a labyrinth of restaurants and coffee shops unrivalled by North London so NER. The only […]
Tag Archives: Japanese
Review: Tonkotsu
Ramen. So it might be kinda-sorta-Chinese technically, but it’s the noodle that has made it furthest out of Japan (well, at least mostly in dehydrated instant form), surpassing udon and […]
Recipe: Zaru udon (chilled udon noodles and dipping sauce)
Before I lived out there, the only time I’d ever spent in Japan was during the summer holidays. The temperature was unfailingly sweaty – about 32 degrees with humidity that […]
Recipe: Sardine Nanbanzuke
SUNLIGHT. FINALLY. Time to over-optimistically pack away my collection of umpteen-denier black tights. After that, time for something cold and tasty. This is one of my favourite cold dishes – […]
Recipe: Agedashi Tofu
Here’s the first little something from the dusty 70s books: a firm izakaya favourite, agedashi tofu. ‘Izakayas’ are usually loosely translated to ‘taverns’ (presumably by Americans who don’t know what […]
Mama’s old-school 70s cooking
I was at my parents’ house a couple of weeks ago, rummaging through the garage amongst a pile of cookbooks that my mum was looking to chuck out. Amidst the […]
Happy birthday, Momofuku Ando!
Today would have been the 102nd birthday of Momofuku Ando, the man who gave us instant ramen and Cup Noodles. He died five years ago, but if I had one, […]
Hina-matsuri: on feminism in Japan
Today is hina-matsuri (雛祭り), otherwise known as Girl’s Day. As per tradition, if you were strolling around Japan you’d see tiered arrangements of dolls in shop windows. The placement orders […]
Recipe: Japanese sweet and sour aubergine*
*or eggplant, or brinjal, or nasu or whatever Aubergines were the great revelation of 2011; up until that point I’d spent most of my days largely unbothered by them. It […]
Eating into 2012, Japanese-style (or: ‘in the end ozoni’)
明けましておめでとうございます! Or rather, happy new year and welcome to Nipp’ntuck. It’s been a long time in the making, but we as resident obachan and ojichan are hoping to justify our […]
