……….Itadakimasu!

May 05 2005

I’ve taken much delight in Japanese cuisine lately. What extended my craving is not just because of its palatability, but also the detectable freshness and quality from their normal dish servings. Well…partly also as going for something different from the daily normal dishes. At a glance, one would notice how each dish is prepared carefully from the quality of freshness towards presentation. One main characteristic about their dishes that I like is that cooking style which the essence of the ingredients itself completely defines the taste of the dish.

Among my top favorites are the fish dishes, though I prefer cooked ones, either roasted or covered with sweet and sour sauce, but little slices of uncooked fish that are normally dipped into wasabi and shoyu mixture is also good, then there are the rice dishes like the California Maki (California Rolls) this roll type rice dish which is sort of wrapped in seaweed and filled or flavored with ingredients like surimi crab meat, mushrooms, fish slices, or other variety then sprinkled with lots of tiny caviar outside, they also have this Japanese version of pizza, the Okonomiyaki, which is a pancake like dish, other roll type foods called Tamago (mainly are mini egg roll dishes). Their crispy shrimp dish Tempura, in its sense as a fried food, yet I find it lighter and more fresh tasting compared to normal fried foods which are sort of heavy and greasy. Some ingredients in their dishes like the fillings could also be variably changed depending on your taste or preference, a wider blend of good eats. Hmm…think maybe I could try preparing my own recipe sometime so I could try a choice of my own ingredients too.