Comments on: How to fix pork ginger.

By: kirin

kirin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:34:46 +0000

Thank you for your comment, which I found from spam folder, somehow. :S ?? I don't know why, but some comments are sorted out as spam automatically, even yours does not look like so…

I should have mentioned how many grams of pork, because sliced pork may come with different size or thickness.
Cooking video is difficult, but I hope I can keep making ones you like.

By: kirin

kirin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:08:33 +0000

Kikkoman is a Japanese company. Soy sauce is not expensive in Japan. One liter bottle costs under 300 yen, I guess? (around 2 euro, maybe). I have a liter bottle but I like to use a small one anytime. Big bottle has a big mouth, and sometimes too much of soy sauce comes out at a time and I could ruin my dish. When the small one loses the rest of soy sauce, I pour more soy sauce from a 1-liter bottle to the small container. That's how I do.

Your husband is lucky because you are good at cooking!

By: kirin

kirin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:59:25 +0000

I think many Japanese recipes are originally from Chinese. I love Chinese foods a lot, but I am just lazy not enough to inspire myself to do that by myself. :p

If I feel like tasting more of the ginger, I add some grated one in addition to the juice.
Thank you for your opinion, I learned you are interested in cooking and food videos.

By: kirin

kirin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:55:19 +0000

I wonder if we have miso soup and toast together. It's a little bit weird combination. :S If we have miso soup, we'd take steamed rice and Natto ( http://tokyokawaiietc.com/japanese-foods/natto-so... ) or broiled fish with Japanese pickles (vegetables) and so on. But Japanese people nowadays tend to have cereal or simple Western way of meal such as continental breakfast, in the morning, rather than traditional Japanese styles.

I'll think of miso soup. Thanks for your opinion!

By: kirin

kirin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:48:24 +0000

Did you try it? It's easy and good!

By: mintz

mintz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:51:31 +0000

Good English! And I agree with the previous comments on how you made it look so simple ^^ I don't really cook, so measurements help I'll watch again next time when i have to cook for myself

By: Dutchie

Dutchie — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:43 +0000

Hey, I recognise the small bottle of kikkoman soya sauce (€ 1,99 here) ! Is it just as expensive there ? I hv just switched to the 1-liter bottle (€ 5,29) n hubby thought it was far too expensive *sigh*

Meat here r tasteless, sad to say. Every portion needs seasoning of soya sauce, white pepper, salt, vetsin n sesame oil. In doing so, it's a costly dish but I hv no other alternatives.

Last night we had a pork chop stew in fermented soya beans. My hubby loves it … so I teased him abt being a soya bean merchant in his last life – haha. Right from the beginning, he was very fond of chinese dishes, even those that r too strange for a foreigner. My family also wondered if he was a china man reincarnated into a dutch – haha.

Oh, dont worry abt the simple presentation. At home here, I usually make just 1 dish (meat n veggies together) in a small wok n placed that on the table (yes, u must be horrified !). I copied this idea from my late MIL. It seems lots of family does that – pots n pans of food going straight onto the dining table ! Bon appetit nevertheless

By: Gen

Gen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:57:26 +0000

fast & easy!! looks tasty, i'm gonna try it :}
there is a similar chinese dish but they throw in the ginger slices and green spring onions (cooked with either pork, chicken or frog legs lol)….i love the dish but always found that the ginger pieces tasted too strong. Will try with just the juice this time! Thanks

post more food vids!!

By: riotnikki

riotnikki — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:27:21 +0000

Hi Kirin I make a similar dish but use tofu instead of pork since I am a vegetarian. It tastes so good. I love your cooking videos – I love to see Japanese cooking. I just watched a terrific Japanese TV show called Osen that was all about traditional Japanese cooking. It made me so hungry for Japanese food I've been eating it constantly. Along with kawaii things, I am totally obsessed with Japanese food and cooking.

I would love to see a video of you making miso soup. Do you eat that for breakfast? I saw in a movie called Train Man that a lot of Japanese people have miso soup and toast for breakfast. I usually have a pop-tart or bowl of rice crispies (cereal) myself.

And yes I'd love to have Japanese language videos – maybe stuff on how to get around in Tokyo?

Enjoy your trip to Sydney – you deserve a break – buy lots of kawaii goodies if you can and take photos! You rock!

By: cin

cin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:41:14 +0000

yummy!!