Home Cookin' Japanese Style

Camille's: "Home Cookin' Japanese Style"

Japanese cuisine embodies perfect harmony and balance, weaving the natural beauty of food and centuries of aesthetic tradition.

Absolutely fresh, pure ingredients receive the utmost respect, even in the casual and more down to earth meals prepared by Japanese home cooks for their families. The heart of the cuisine—colourful vegetables and seafood—is sensitively seasoned with just a few basic flavourings, then cooked quickly, if at all, to emphasize natural flavours and goodness. The food of Japan teaches a lot about healthful and natural light cooking and illustrates that even the simplest foods can be beautiful.

Japanese home cooking called 'Kateiryori' doesn't typically include such well known foods as sushi and tempura. These items are found in the Japanese izakaya's and bars, and are considered social snacks. Most Japanese kitchens are tiny, with one-burner stoves and small refrigerators. For this reason traditional dishes rely on fresh ingredients and quick preparations. One pot meals such as Sukiyaki are popular in-home meals. Although one pot meals are well loved so is the tradition of enjoying several nourishing little dishes served simultaneously and accompanied by rice and pickles.

Japanese home cooking may be informal and simple... but every meal is truly valued. Great care is always given when selecting the freshest ingredients and presenting them beautifully. A true feast for all of the senses. Itada-k-mas everyone! :)

THE MENU
Entree: Camille- beef sukiyaki
Veggie Side: Sue, Guest- veggie tempura
Starch Side: Amy,, Guest- chicken and noodle salad
Wild Card Side: Sara- glazed shitake mushroom tofu steaks
Dessert: Brenda- Japanese pancakes with red bean

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JAPANESE BEVERAGES
MICHELLE- "Beer Barista"
SARA- N/A Bev.:Simple drink, no alcohol ie. tea
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RECIPE RESOURCES:
http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~japamom/japanesemomstable/receipe.html
http://dmoz.org/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Asian/Japanese/
Japanese Ingredient Library:
http://japanesefood.about.com/library/blgloindex.htm