The best sushi, and unfortunately one of the only times we had any during the trip, was at Musashi Sushi in Kyoto. The sushi is served kaiten style, which means the chefs make sushi and then put it on a conveyor belt which diners are conveniently placed around, and then you make your pick as… Continue reading Delicious sushi at Musashi kaiten sushi in Kyoto
Category: Asian food
Great ramen at Kairikiya in Kyoto
After finding our Air Bnb accomodation, food was on our minds. After some searching, our first meal in Kyoto was a delicious bowl of ramen at Kairikiya in central Kyoto. The place is part of a chain spread over Japan. We had a bowl of miso ramen, karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and fried gyoza (dumplings).… Continue reading Great ramen at Kairikiya in Kyoto
Back to Japan!
8 years ago, I first visited Japan, and immediately loved it. I’ve been wanting to go back ever since, but it took that my brother moved to Kyoto to force me to lift my butt, enter R2D2 and bring myself to the land of riding suns, fantastic food and great people. The trip started with… Continue reading Back to Japan!
Homemade vegetarian bibimbap recipe
Bibimbap (비빔밥) is a Korean dish that literally means mixed rice. The first time I had bibimbap was in Tokyo after a quite amazing chance encounter with an old family-friend at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo during rush hour. After realizing that us, two Swedes, had run into each other at one of the busiest, most… Continue reading Homemade vegetarian bibimbap recipe
Korean fried prawns (or shrimp) recipe
A non-poultry take on the sweet, spicy and deliciousness of a dish that is Korean fried chicken, or KOFC. What you need 300 grams of peeled prawns Panko bread crumbs 1 beaten egg Wheat flour 50 grams of salted butter 2-3 tablespoons of hot sauce, I used Sriracha 2 tablespoons of brown sugar How… Continue reading Korean fried prawns (or shrimp) recipe
Homemade soy flavoured pulled chicken ramen noodle soup
The other day I watched Netflix’s Chef’s Table about American chef Ivan Orkin that moved to Japan, and opened a ramen joint that quite quickly was named one of the best in Japan. This made me want to move to Tokyo and open my own restaurant too, but since that won’t be happening anytime soon,… Continue reading Homemade soy flavoured pulled chicken ramen noodle soup
Homemade panang gai recipe (Thai red curry chicken)
A weekday favourite of mine is this version of a spicy delicious Thai panang curry. When we’ve been to Thailand, this is usually my number one choice for dinner, and after several attempts, I’ve finally succeded in making a somewhat authentic-tasting version. What you need (approximately for four persons) 500 grams of chicken thighs About… Continue reading Homemade panang gai recipe (Thai red curry chicken)
Dinner at Gaggan Bangkok
Gaggan Anand is an Indian native that established Gaggan restaurant in Bangkok in 2010. The restaurant serves molecular style food based to a large extent on Indian cuisine. It has been named the best restaurant in Thailand as well as in all of Asia. We went to Gaggan restaurant in Bangkok last year (and Nahm which I’m hoping to write… Continue reading Dinner at Gaggan Bangkok
Vegetarian cauliflower curry
The other day it was Monday again. Monday usually means vegetarian for me. It all started with the ‘meatless Monday’ concept a couple of years back, and then I kind of got use to eat only vegetarian (all rules with exceptions though) on Mondays. This week I felt like curry, Indian curry, and thought roasted… Continue reading Vegetarian cauliflower curry