Pound cake Today, I tried making a pound cake with edible charcoal powder (bamboo charcoal). The finished product was jet black, but it tasted and smelled just like a normal pound cake. I felt it had a slightly charcoal-like aftertaste. Black Pound […]
Dishes Today, I made a savory cake with pork, carrots, onions, and komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), reducing the amount of pork slightly (from 400g to 300g). The finished cake was quite salty, making it a good pairing with rice. The top of the cake was aromatic and crispy. Although it looks moist, the texture was a bit dry. […]
Pound cake Today, I tried my hand at making a pound cake with dried citrus peel (chenpi). The finished cake turned out a bit dry, perhaps due to a lack of moisture, and the flavor was a bit muted. It reminded me of a pancake, so I drizzled some honey on top, which made it delicious. […]
Jelly Today, I tried making a sparkling jelly using canned mandarin oranges packed in juice. The finished product had a mild sweetness in the jelly, and the oranges themselves weren't very sweet, so it had a clean, light flavor. The jelly was also a bit firm. […]
Dishes Today, I made a savory cake (cake salé) with komatsuna, onion, and pork, using 300g of flour and 200g of soy milk. The finished cake had a well-balanced salty flavor that's perfect to pair with rice. The texture was slightly firm and quite substantial, and it was also nicely moist. […]
Dishes Today, I tried seasoning the ingredients for a carrot, onion, and pork savory cake with yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) sauce. The finished cake had a just-right salty flavor that was satisfying on its own or with rice, and it had a distinctly Japanese-style taste. The texture was firm on the outside and moist inside. […]
Pound cake Today was my second time making a pound cake with edible charcoal powder (bamboo charcoal). I tried halving the amount of charcoal powder and took photos before and after adding it. The finished product was still jet black, as expected. Black Pound […]
Dishes Today, I tried simmering 1kg of pork in a sweet and savory sauce with soy sauce and sugar. The result was a sweet, *kakuni*-style flavor, perhaps due to the generous amount of sugar. Also, the meat seemed to have fallen apart during simmering, so it turned out more like *soboro* (ground meat). Simmered Pork Belly […]
Pound cake Today was my third time making a pound cake with edible charcoal powder (bamboo charcoal). I adjusted the amounts of sugar and soy milk this time. As with the previous attempts, there was no charcoal flavor. Since I reduced the sugar, the cake had a mild, less sweet taste. The texture was a little on the dry side. Black Pound Cake […]
Dishes Today, I tried simmering 1kg of pork belly with onions for more volume in a sweet and savory sauce with soy sauce and sugar. After simmering for nearly an hour, the wedged onions disappeared. I think they lost their shape and melted into the sauce. Also, reducing the sugar from 100g to 50g resulted in a lack of sweetness. Simmered Pork Belly and Onions […]