Katsudon (Japanese rice bowl with a pork cutlet, and egg)

I made Katsudon for our dinner last night.
Katsudon is one of a populer Japanese dish, a bowl of rice topped with a Tonkatsu, egg, and condiments.

Tonkatsu is a deep-fried pork cutlet (Japanese pork Schnitzel).
Japanese bread crumbs called "Panko", this doesn't include herbs and spice.
When you want to make Japanese bread crumbs, just grate leftover breads that are getting dry using with cheese grater.
You can also get Japanese bread crams in Japanese or Chinese shops.
But it's not practical to pay for expensive price for the product that is made from old breads.



My husband is a Dutch but he also like this dish.

lekker lekker

Katsudon - wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsudon

Hello Kitty Obentou Box

Hello Kitty Lunch Box. Bought in Japan.

With a chopstick case.


Create Obentou is part of my artwork.

Himono (Japanese stockfish)

Many Japanese love fishes very much. We have many way for cooking fishes.
Himono is one of a popular fish dish in Japan. Himono means "Stockfish" .

This photo is one of my cooking menu. The dish on the top left called "Aji no Himono", means "Stockfish of Jack mackerel(Horsmakrel)".
May be some Japanese shops or some Japanese restaurants in abroad provide "Aji no Himono", but will be expensive if we get Aji no Himono in there.
But if we made by ourselves, only costs 30 cents to 50 cents. Therefore I make "Aji no Himono" by myself.
It's easy to make. Just get fresh Jack mackerel in the fish market.
remove the insides from a fish, and wash by water gently.
Marinade this in light saltwater for 2 to 4 hours, hang it and dry in half to 1 day (depends seasons).
Grill the fish both sides well, and eat with soy　souce and daikon-oroshi(grated Japanese radish).

Lekker! Yam Yam!

Pokemon Kyaraben (character bento)

This photo is my Pikachu Kyaraben that I made by myself in the Netherlands.

Ingredients:

-Pikachu.
Carrot
Egg
Rice
Nori (seaweed)
Surimi

-Monster ball
Mozzarella
Petit tomato.
Nori (seaweed)

-Others
Broccoli.

What is Kyaraben?
You can see following explanation in wikipedia.

Kyaraben or charaben (キャラ弁), a shortened form of character bento (キャラクター弁当, kyarakutā bentō?), is a style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.Japanese homemakers often spend time devising their families meals including their boxed lunches.
Originally, a decorated bento was intended to interest children in their food and to encourage a wider range of eating habits. It has now evolved to the point where national contests are held.
(From wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaraben)

Actually Kyaraben was created for Japanese picky kids in the beginning,
but this phenomenon has spread to also adults.
They also enjoy Kyaraben to cook/eat, bring to the office or school today in Japan.

Kyaraben of charaben (キャラ弁), is een verkorte vorm van karakter bentō (キャラクター弁当, kyarakutā bentō). Het is een stijl die veel voor kinderen wordt gebruikt. Het eten lijkt op mensen, populaire tv-karakters (Pokémon bijvoorbeeld), dieren en planten. Deze stijl werd vroeger gebruikt om kinderen beter te laten eten, maar tegenwoordig zijn er grote wedstrijden in.
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%C5%8D

Sanma Teishoku(Japanese lunch set with Pacific saury）

Sanma, is one of a popular seasonal food in autumn in Japan.
Common style is grilled whole, served with daikon oroshi (grated daikon)and soy sauce.
This photo is my Sanma Teishoku in my place.
Teishoku means combination set menu or À la carte in Japanese.