The dishes I cooked were: 肉 ジャガー(sweet, stewed beef or pork) and Gobo salad. Gobo is a kind of root vegetable in Japan. It's full of fiber and very healthy. ^_^
First up, we used pork, cooking it in a mixture of soy sauce, sake and sugar:
You add other vegetables, such as potato, onions and konyaku (a kind of potato jelly found in Japan). It's a very easy dish to make and is often mentioned by Japanese as their favorite home-cooked meal.
I love Gobo, so I really wanted to learn how to make gobo salad. I was surprised how easy it was!
Boiling the gobo:
Just "shave" the gobo skin, slice and lightly blanche in hot water (=boil for about 2~3 minutes). Add mayonaise, blanched carrots and sesame. I ordered this dish all the time while in Japan -- it's my favorite. ^_^
Mixing:
Our final presentation consisted of rice, salad and the pork:
What do you think? ^_^
Interesting information:
ReplyDeleteGobo is really expensive here. About 280 baht for 3 pieces (=¥850). o_O
Some people enjoy foie gras & caviar, I like Gobo. ^_^
Here in Japan, the price of Gobo of the same amount is 200-300 yen.
ReplyDeleteYour cooking made me really hungry. I like both of them. Did you add something original to enrich the taste?
Next question is about English. I happen to find an English cooking list on the internet. Does this English make sense? http://qingdaonet.org/dic/food_dic.htm
Hi Takao,
ReplyDeleteGobo in Japan is so cheap! I will be able to cook this a lot next year then. ^_^ Great news!
I didn't add anything special to the taste of the Gobo salad. Only Kewpie mayo. ^_^
Thank you for the link to the English cooking dictionary. It's perfect. I like that both the Japanese and English are listed. It's great for my studies too. Thanks again!