Czech Foods Recipes

I made Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki a couple months ago.  And then a million times over since then.  We are crazy for Okonomiyaki!  It is not quite like anything I've ever eaten or cooked before.  Familiar flavors, such as the savory pancake and noodles mix with the smokey katsuobushi (bonito fish flakes) and Okonomi sauce which were new to me! I highly recommend heading here for a step-by-step guide to Okonomiyaki .  Or you can find the (I think more common?) Osaka style here . Happy Okonomiyaki-ing!

My husband and I have been greedily trying Japanese food all over London, as we simply cannot get enough!  However, that is an expensive hobby, so at some point we had to start doing our best to reproduce some of the wonderful food we've tried at home.  The recipe for rice balls (below) makes a great vegetarian side dish or would be good for little (or picky!) fingers! Grilled Teriyaki Salmon and Greens Salad You will need: 1/4 cup mirin 1/4 cup sake (cheapest available seems to work fine!) 1/4 cup dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons sugar 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil 400g (14oz) salmon 1/3 cup edamame 100g (3.5oz) fine green beans, blanched 100g (3.5oz) broccoli, blanched 1 cup sushi rice (uncooked) Yield 2 servings 1. Prepare sushi rice by rinsing, soaking for half an hour, and then cook according to package instructions.  You may wish to season it with 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (or to taste). 2. Combine mirin and sake over a medium/low heat for 5 minutes.  Add soy sauce and sugar and stir until