Japanese Cooking and Recipes

[kitsune134]

i'm entering in a culinary competition and i want to make several bento boxes out of american desserts ( like slices of jello for fish. . .) and i need some dessert recipies of some remotely japanese fashion with ingredients i can get at the average american grocery store.

the competition is next january, but it can never be too early to prepare, right?

[DagothUr]

Ok, so it is very hard to find RECIPIES for Japanese style desserts online. I know because I have tried (entered 2 different culinary/management competitions and currently competing in a third), the best thing to do is to experiment. I know it can suck to have to do that muof ch experimentation but thats your best bet. I can offer you a couple cool ideas (not Japanese, more Asia in general): Chocolate covered fortune cookies, chop sticks made entirely out of chocolate, make your own Poky (don't know about that one)...

P.S.

Is this competition FHA Hero or ProStart by any chance??

[iTofu]

Got a Japanese recepie, that easy to get ingrediants for?

[iTofu]

anyone at all?

[Yuna7780]

Well, you can use extra energy in your mind and body and google search or look in a recepie book.

[iTofu]

That dosent sound quite nice, plus why would I do that when if people post it here, it may help others and socialize..?

[kitsune134]

no, it's the annual food competition at Tidewater Comm. College, and sure some remotely asian desserts would work

how do you make your own pocky?

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by TheArrancarOokami

has anyone in Texas been to Botanical Gardens during Japanese fest?

they have the best food and dance!

You sort of need to clarify which Botanical Garden in Texas and there is an Asian and/or Japanese festival in most of them every year, some times more than one. But if you have bento box, you don't have to wait for festival for a spectacular picnic in them.

San Antonio's Japanese Garden is my favorite. The rock cliffs and water falls are incredible. My father proposed to my mother there in the 1940s - he always did have great taste.

Houston has a beautiful one Japanese Garden near where the annual orchid show is held.

Fort Worth has one with the most serene and impression rock across from the Tea House. Its large enought that they had a Taiko band set up on it once.

There is one in Dallas and another small one in Plano.

[BakaCrisis]

Japanese Recipes
Shumai
Also known as gyoza.
24 wonton skins
300 g lean ground beef
2 tbsp fresh grated ginger root
2 tbsp finely chopped green onion
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ tsp sugar
1½ tbsp sesame oil
2½ tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp green peas
Mix ginger root, onion, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and corn starch and add the mix to
the lean ground beef. Stir and mix well until the mixture becomes sticky. Divide into 22-
24 fillings and place on the center of the wonton skins. Forn the wonton skins into
"bowls" with flat bottoms. Place a geen pea on the center of the filling. Steam 12-14
minutes over high heat.
The skins may also be seald in shaped into "half moons". Deep-fry in oil (180°C) until
golden.
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[BakaCrisis]

Ah, I'm sorry and my favorite... Yaki Soba

Yakisoba
Ingredients:
* 3 packages yakisoba noodles
* 1 carrot
* 1/4 of a small cabbage
* 1/4 pound pork
* 1/3 cup yakisoba sauce
*or seasoning packages which come with yakisoba noodles
* Beni-shoga (red ginger)
* Ao-nori (green seaweed)
How to Cook:
1. Cut the cabbage, carrot, and pork into bite sizes.
2. Saute cabbage, carrot, and pork in a large frying pan.
3. Add yakisoba noodles in the pan.
4. Put 1/2 cup of water in the pan and cover it with a lid.
5. Take the lid off and add yakisoba seasoning mix or yakisoba sauce.
6. Stir the noodles well and fry them for a few minutes.
7. Sprinkle aonori, and beni-shoga over the noodles before serving.
*Makes 4 servings
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