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 […]
Dishes Today, I tried simmering 1kg of pork, shiitake mushrooms, and onions in a sweet and savory sauce made with soy sauce and sugar. The shiitake mushrooms held their shape, but the onions melted away. It seems that if you stir them after simmering for almost an hour, the onions dissolve. However, the shiitake mushrooms soaked up the flavor wonderfully and were delicious. Simmered Pork, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Onions […]