Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts

June 21, 2013

Homemade Japanese Potato Salad

As a fan of Japanese food, there's one thing that I will always always order no matter which Japanese  restaurant I go to, Japanese Potato Salad. Sounds cheap? After trying to make it myself, I can tell you this. YOU THINK IT'S CHEAP AND EASY TO MAKE AH!??

I apologize if I sounded rude earlier. But serious, it's actually quite time consuming.

Anyway, all thanks to my friend, Stanley, for providing me the recipe for it because he knows I love it a lot.

Usually I'll make ONE BIG POT. Yea.. can last for a week. LOL.


And here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

4 medium potatoes
1 carrot
1 zucchini (Japanese cucumber)
8 tablespoon of Japanese mayo
2 teaspoon of Zirashi (Japanese mustard)
1 tablespoon of milk
black pepper

Steps:
1) Boil the potatoes for 20-30 minutes (or until its soften).

p/s: you can do Step 2 later while waiting for the potatoes to cool off after boiling if you want to.

2) While waiting for the potatoes to boil, slice carrot in half moon shape and simmer in hot water for 5 minutes. Slice the zucchini (Japanese cucumber), put roughly a teaspoon of salt all over the zucchini and leave it for 15 minutes. Then squeeze out all the water from the zucchini.

3) After done boiling the potatoes, peel the skins roughly. Mash it in a bowl gently, so that there are some chunks left.

4) Add in Japanese mayo, milk, and Zirashi (Japanese mustard). Stir evenly and gently.

5) Then, add in zucchini (Japanese cucumber) and carrot.

6) Mix everything up.

7) Add in pepper to taste.

DONE!

If you're wondering Zirashi (Japanese mustard) is which one, please refer to the picture below.

The one on the right (orange box) is Zirashi.


Japanese mayo is this one.


Zirashi (Japanese mustard) can be bought at Jusco, or Daiso.

Japanese mayo can be bought at Jusco, or Shojikiya.

Other ingredients can be bought at any supermarket / market.


This is how I like mine. I add in cherry tomatoes, some sunflower seeds, and at the bottom is coral reef salad. 

Of course you can always customize it yourself by adding whatever things you like (But don't too over la) :)

Enjoy!!



January 17, 2013

17012013 - Dinner + Movie + Freebies :D :D

Before I went for The Last Stand movie, I had a quick dinner at Hokkaido Sushi, One Utama. Kinda rushed cause I reached there at 7:30pm and the movie starts at 8:30pm.




Soft shell crab temaki and Salmon temaki.


Wasabiller roll (The "eyes" keep falling down when I tried to take this pic :3)


Salmon sushi moriawase. 


After ordering I only realized all I've ordered is Salmon. But it was nice. I LOVE SALMON! Especially Salmon Sashimi. :D


Won The Last Stand T-Shirt from Churp Churp. And guess what other stuff I got from Churp Churp??


We Love Asia Festival 2 days passes!! Not 1, not 2, but 4!! I got it just by tweeting "I would like to meet Ferry Corsten at #WeLoveAsia @Churp2". You can get it too! Join Churp Churp now and find out how! 

We Love Asia Festival is happening this weekend. Have you got your passes yet?? :) Check out my previous post on We Love Asia Festival.

Before that, it's Swedish House Mafia - One Last Tour happening tomorrow!!! Are you ready? 


November 09, 2011

Nagomi Japanese Restaurant Shabu-Shabu Buffet

Fancy steamboat Japanese style? Great news! Nagomi Japanese Restaurant is having Shabu-Shabu Buffet promotion starting from 24th October 2011, and it's only RM32.80++ per person! As for children from age 5 - 12, it is RM18.80++.



Their Advertising & Promotion Senior Executive, Miss Debbie Wong and head chef, Chef Jack Chan intro us about the food and the place there before we starts our awesome shabu-shabu experience.

Wanna know what's available at the buffet? Check out the pictures below:



These are live Australian Yabby lobster which are a seasonal item (means not always available, depending on season). Yes, they are still alive and crawling all around.


Some other sea creatures, which includes: Yabby lobster, Slipper lobster, Half Shell Scallop, Oyster, Mussel, Bamboo Clam, Flower Crab, Pompret. Tiger Prawn, White Clam and many more.


Noodles and sushi.


The meats are put in small tray, and the staff will pass tray by tray to you. They have Chicken, Beef, Lamb, and Duck.


More sushi...... and also deep fried items.


Different types of vegetables, mushrooms, tofu.


Different type of sauces, and soup paste where you can DIY your soup yourself. Soup paste includes Kimuchi paste, Ginger paste, Spicy Miso Toban paste (Japanese bean paste). As for the sauces, they have Ponzu (Japanese vinegar), Goma sauce (Sesame sauce), Thai chili sauce, Nyonya sauce, Wafu dressing (Japanese Vinaigrette), Shoyu dressing (Soy bean based dressing), and Kyuri dressing (Cucumber based dressing).


Some fish balls, prawn balls, crab balls, sotong balls.. which are suitable for the children.


Then we dump everything into the pot of soup. Each seat will have one individual pot.


This is where you control your soup temperature. Located right at the side of the table. So you can turn on, turn off, lower the temperature easily.


Some sushi the have there.


"Hello! I'm a live lobster. RAWR!" (Before)


"Noooooo....." (After) Opps.. Yea.. it actually jumped when i put it into the hot boiling soup. Sorry lobster :X

OK, back to the promotion. It's RM32.80++ (excluding drinks) per pax. It's only available at Nagomi Menara Hap Seng. 

Another additional promotion for those going for this promotion is, CARLSBERG BEER PROMOTION! What goes best with shabu-shabu? Beer la.. The promotion for a bucket for 5 bottles of Carlsberg is only RM30++!!

Address:
Nagomi @ Menara Hap Seng
Suite 1-19, 1st Floor, The Podium
Menara Hap Seng ( Formerly Mui Plaza)
Jalan P. Ramless
50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603 2141 6332

Still don't where is it? It's directly behind the Mercedes Show Room at Jalan P. Ramlee. Opposite of KL Live. 

The promotion is ONLY available during these times:
Weekdays: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Weekends & Public Holidays: 12:00pm - 2:30pm, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
- Also open on Sunday.

For more information, you can check out their Facebook page, or their website.

October 02, 2011

Don Don Sushi Part 2 + latest promotion!

Do you like Japanese food as much as i do? Have you've been wondering what is the quick and easiest way to get your hands on some delicious sushies and don? Guess what? Here's the solution! Introducing DON DON SUSHI! Please refer to this previous post for a brief introduction on Don Don Sushi.


Here are the things which are available at Don Don Sushi at a very reasonable price. (Sorry for the poor quality as i'm only using my phone's camera)

This is their extremely cute shoyu in a tiny fish shape bottle =D


Teriyaki Salmon Don


Teriyaki Chicken Don


Unagi Don


 Curry Katsu Don


Chicken Katsu Don


They have sushi as well =)



The prices for the dons start from as low as RM8.90!

At the moment, they are having this promotion starting today at Sunwaymas Commercial Centre:

RM3.50 only!!! What are you waiting for?? Bring all your friends there during lunch time!

Currently they have kiosks at two locations, which are at:
- Taylors College, Lakeside Campus
- Monash University Sunway Campus

Their main branch is located at
Takeaway Don Don Sushi
27-1, Jalan PJU1/3F Sunwaymas Commercial Centre
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(Same row as CIMB Bank and beside Dr Tan and Partners clinic, opposite the field)

Feel free to check out their website and also their facebook for more information and upcoming promotion.
You can also follow their twitter @dondonsushi for upcoming promotions.

September 01, 2011

Don Don Sushi Part 1

Whenever i feel like wanna have a quick bite of japanese food. I thought of Don Don Sushi.


It was only available at small stalls in various college, where there's only sushi rolls and temaki. But now, there are available in shop as well, where they serve donburi (japanese rice bowl dish). It is extremely convenient for those who are on the run. They can eat it while walking towards classes or in the class room, eat it while doing work in the office (especially for those rushing for some deadlines), or even eat it while driving.

In my next post, I'm gonna post up what's available in the shop. =)

Mean while, check out their FB Page, and their website for more information.