Time flies, it’s already a month. The last two weeks I was in the States, one week in NJ and one week in NYC. Unfortunately I could hardly spend any time in Manhattan except a …

Yesterday was really hot, almost 36ºC. Actually it has been very hot these few weeks and in Switzerland, it is not common to have air conditioning at home. I don’t have much appetite and also do …

When I crave for some Japanese food at home, cooking one bowl rice dish is the most ideal to fulfill my desire. The other day, I made Japanese beef bowl which is known as  Gyudon. Gyudon is very common  at Japanese …

Just came back from our Easter break in France (Normandy and Paris), it was a very nice holiday as the weather turned out to be better than forecasted which made the whole trip more pleasant.  I have organised …

 
Recently made Tonkatsu at home. This is my mom’s, my brother’s and my favorite dish. This was actually my brother’s signature dish. We were so impressed that time when he cooked this for us, that …

Grilled Kirimochi with Soy sauce & honey
Mochi, is an overall term for Japanese rice cake which is made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made …

Having bought the duck breast and kept in the freezer for some time, I finally decided to make it last night. Duck breast seems to be challenging to prepare, I heard that it takes longer …

Yesterday Peter and I went for a short Autumn hike in Wasserfallen-Regioldswil in Basel Land. We first took a cable car up and then the hike began. We chose the route direction to the Passwang, if you are lucky with the …

Human face Japanese Watermelon, approx. costs USD1282 !
So after 3 weeks or so in Hong Kong, I am now back to Switzerland. I had a temperature shock from over 30ºC to a drop to daytime …

  
Salt grilled fish (Shioyaki) is one of the Japanese dishes I ordered a lot especially as set lunch in Japanese restaurants or in yakitori  restaurants.
It is another effortless recipe which can bring out the flavors and retain the …

 
The other night initially I did not have any idea what to cook for myself, I did not feel hungry until it’s almost 9pm. I seemed to feel hungry only when it was gradually getting dark. When …

Hiyashi Chuka is a Japanese cold noodle salad which is only available in summers. In the past I did not really like it, I always ended up choosing a bowl of hot ramen. However yesterday, …