YUCa’s Table : vol.155
Menu
– Grilled onigiri seasoned with sesame oil and soy sauce
– Simmered burdock and konnyaku
– Butterbur sprout tempura
– Green veggies stir-fry
– Bancha
Mutekiya @ Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro is one of the biggest and busiest area in Tokyo. For Ramen lovers like you, here is a good news! There are so many good ramen shops and also small china town area there. As a first step, I decided to visit the popular ramen shop called “Mutekiya”. The shop is located about 10 minutes from JR Ikebukuro station.
YUCa’s Table : vol.154
Menu:
– Japanese rice topped with edamame and plum flavor furikake
– Tomato pasta
– Beef steak
– Japanese omelette [Recipe]
– Simmered pumpkin [Recipe]
– Dengaku nasu (Grilled eggplant with miso sauce) [Recipe]
– Fried potato
YUCa’s Table : vol.153
Menu:
– Japanese rice topped with edamame
– Grilled salmon
– Karaage (Fried chicken)
– Asparagus tolled with bacon
– Simmered pumpkin [Recipe]
– Fried potato
– Chikuzen-ni (simmered veggies)
Food Research in Hong Kong
I visited Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and Macau 🇲🇴 with my family last week. (My husband had a business there so my son and I joined!)
It’s been almost 8 years since I visited there last time. Amazed to see so many good and cozy coffee shops and vegetarian/vegan cafes in Hong Kong Island area.
In Macau, we felt something new insights and learned interesting data about Chinese market.
We ate a lot as you might see on my private account (@yuca_private).
It was really a good research trip with my family!
YUCa’s Table : vol.152
Menu:
– Japanese rice [Recipe]
– Grilled salmon
– Seasoned Egg [Recipe]
– Sauteed mushrooms
– Stir-fry vegetables
– Potato croquettes
– Simmered pumpkin [Recipe]
– Steamed Dumpling
Behind the scenes of my first cookbook
Photo session with my son, Mario and Luigi. 👦🏻🐻🐻
This is the behind the scenes of my first cookbook project 📚
Tatenokawa’s giant sake barrels at Meiji-jingu
YUCa’s Table : vol.151
Menu:
– Miso soup with wakame, spring onion and dried wheat gluten
– Japanese brown rice
– Grilled teriyaki yellowtail
– Egg
– Salad
– Pickled carrot
– Natto (fermented soybeans)
– Yogurt with homemade kumquat jam
– Hoji-cha
Oreryu Shio-Ramen @ Jingu-mae
Jingu-mae area is always funky and pop culture area. New trends usually are born in this area. After cupcake and pancake shops, there are so many bubble tea and sweets shops including fashionable chocolate shops (and even rolling cake stand!) are now VERY popular in this area. I personally like to visit there to check new trends and to buy delicious donuts at the good town doughnuts. On the way to the donuts shop, I found this ramen shop called the Oreryu Shio-Ramen. “Ore-ryu” means my style. Men usually use “Ore” for themselves. I always research salt ramen, so my husband and I decided to try their ramen.
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