Dining with the Chef
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2012
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Traditional techniques and resourceful recipes! Chefs Saito and Rika, present their unique approaches to cooking delicious Japanese food.
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Episode 999 : Fish-free Hand Rolled Sushi
April. 29,2016
The theme for this episode is a hand-rolled sushi party that children can enjoy, too! Our main sushi roll fillings will be chicken soboro and egg omelet. It is perfect for people who don't eat raw fish or who live in areas without easy access to fresh fish. We'll also show you how to make grilled tofu with a miso sauce which is perfect as an appetizer, as well as a warming Japanese comfort food, shiratama-shiruko (sweet azuki bean soup with rice dumplings) for dessert.
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Episode 30 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: "Tatsuta-age" Deep-fried Mackerel
February. 10,2017
In this episode, we'll be cooking tatsuta-age deep-fried mackerel, a fish that isn't just delicious and in season, but is rich in healthy fats that help the blood run smoothly and help prevent lifestyle diseases. We'll be marinating it in a delicious marinade made with soy sauce and ginger, and frying it coated in a starch powder to keep it flaky and juicy. For our side dish, we'll be making a light soup, using plenty of cabbage — the perfect complement to fried fish. By using a bit of bacon, we can bring out the sweetness of the cabbage. We'll also be preparing a rich, flavorful salad made with asparagus and onsen eggs, one way of preparing boiled eggs.
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Episode 29 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Sukiyaki
February. 03,2017
In this episode, Chef Saito will be making sukiyaki, a popular Japanese dish known around the world. The chef will be preparing his own take on two different dips for the sukiyaki: egg and kudzu starch sauce. For a side dish, we'll be working with cucumber and wakame seaweed. We'll also be talking about Japanese salads and vinegar-seasoned items, which go wonderfully with meat or fried dishes.
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Episode 28 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: Seared Tuna Sashimi and Avocado
January. 27,2017
In this episode, we'll be working with nutritious tuna, popular worldwide, and avocado, known as a great antioxidant, to make a delicious Japanese-style carpaccio dish. For our side dish, we'll be making udon noodles topped with stir-fried pork belly and Chinese chives, and a soup made with ago or flying fish for the perfect finishing touch on the flavor. We'll also learn how to make a simple yet delicious Japanese-style mushroom stir-fry by briefly sautéing thick-cut mushrooms in butter and seasoning them with wasabi and soy sauce.
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Episode 27 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: Deep-fried Oysters with Panko
January. 13,2017
Oysters are one of the culinary highlights of winter. Japan's oysters are known for their size and creamy flavor, and in this recipe we'll be using them for two different dishes. Our first is deep-fried oysters, breaded with Japanese-style panko breadcrumbs to make them crunchy outside yet tender inside. We'll also be making oyster rice, letting the rich flavor of the oysters soak into the rice for a delicious finished dish. We'll round things out with a light cabbage salad — the perfect match for a fried main dish — to complete our "oyster festival."
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Episode 26 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Savory Egg Custard [Chawanmushi]
December. 16,2016
In this episode, Chef Saito will be making chawanmushi savory egg custard, known to be a particularly difficult steamed dish to prepare. He'll be teaching us how to avoid all the common pitfalls, from the difficulty of maintaining the right temperature to the risk of the custard separating or developing holes. For our side dish, we'll be making crab rice, a delicious dish prepared in a donabe clay pot. The red of the crab and the green of the mitsuba trefoil sprinkled on top give it a beautifully colorful look, and a hint of ginger serves as a finishing touch to bring the flavor together.
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Episode 24 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Saito's Family Curry Udon
November. 11,2016
The Japanese noodle dish udon has garnered a lot of attention from overseas in recent years. In this episode, we'll be making curry udon, which combines traditional Japanese udon noodles with curry, a western-style Japanese food. Chef Saito will be sharing the secrets of the recipe he makes at home for his own family, made with kombucha and soy sauce. We'll also be making jumbo shrimp tempura, the perfect addition to make curry udon feel extra special, and we'll learn techniques for how to make crispy tempura, like how to scatter the batter when deep-frying.
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Episode 23 : Cook Around Japan: Okinawan Home Cooking
November. 04,2016
In part 2 of this special, we will be learning more about Ryukyu Cuisine, the unique food culture developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom through exposure to Japanese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cultures.
Our host Yu Hayami will visit Ayaka Yamamoto, the leading authority on the traditional cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands, and both learn about the essence of Ryukyu culture and cuisine, while sharing Okinawa's food culture with the world.
In this second episode, we will be learning about Ryukyu home cuisine, including how to make three dishes: fu-irichi, bira-garamachi, and kufa-jushi.
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Episode 20 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Teriyaki Chicken
October. 14,2016
In this episode, Chef Saito will be making teriyaki chicken, a Japanese standard. Teriyaki is a distinctly Japanese style of cooking, where a soy sauce-based sweet and savory sauce is added to foods being pan-fried or grilled to coat them. This style of cooking is becoming well known worldwide, and Chef Saito will explain the basics. And for our side dish, nothing says fall in Japan quite like salmon, so we'll also be making salmon rice, full of plenty of other fall ingredients too, like mushrooms, Japanese herbs, and mitsuba trefoil.
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Episode 19 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: Chicken Breast and Umeboshi Rice
October. 07,2016
In this episode, we'll be making rice with healthy chicken breast and umeboshi pickled plums. We'll be cooking the chicken rare, to help it keep its flavor, with green shiso leaves and a refreshing ume plum sauce. For a side dish, we'll be making egg drop soup, using the water we cooked the chicken in. With the glutamic acid from kombu kelp and the inosinic acid from the chicken, this soup has plenty of umami for a rich, delicious flavor. We'll also be making potato salad with green beans. This simple salad is made by lightly boiling our vegetables, then adding a special sauce made with mayonnaise and wasabi.
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Episode 18 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Marinated Swordfish [Nanban-zuke]
September. 30,2016
In this episode, we'll be making nanban-zuke marinated swordfish with some heat from a chili pepper, the perfect dish for appetites lost to the hot summer days. Chef Saito will be using bell peppers, onion, basil, and more for a beautiful and delicious dish, and he'll also show the tricks to getting the best flavor out of vegetables. For our side, we'll be making braised dried daikon radish. With its sweet and savory flavor and a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds, it makes the perfect accompaniment, rounding out the meal alongside rice, miso soup, and freshly pickled vegetables.
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Episode 17 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Chef Saito's Hand Rolled SUSHI [Temaki Sushi]
September. 16,2016
In this episode, we'll be making hand-rolled temaki sushi, a staple of Japanese house parties. Instead of the usual fresh seafood, we'll be filling the sushi with more laid-back items like cheese and ham, for simple sushi that's bound to delight kids and grown-ups alike.
In addition to cheese and ham, we'll be making sushi filled with surimi, tuna and mayonnaise, watercress, cucumber, avocado, lettuce, and takuan pickled daikon radish, for a spread that offers a delicious variety of flavors and textures.
We'll also be making mizu-yokan, a popular summer treat. By making cuts into a bamboo leaf and rolling it around the mizu-yokan, it can be served in a dish with ice, keeping it chilled to make the most of its juicy texture.
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Episode 16 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: Tamagoyaki Sandwich
September. 02,2016
In this episode, we'll be making tamagoyaki sandwiches, a dish that has seen rising popularity of late. The standard Japanese egg sandwich is generally thought of as being made with chopped egg and mayonnaise, but in the Kansai region of western Japan, sandwiches made with omelets are common as well. Recently, this type of egg sandwich is becoming a popular trend in Tokyo, and Rika will make her own tamagoyaki sandwich with a thick omelet for a filling meal. For her sides, she'll be making fried chicken wing kara-age that uses nam pla sauce for a finishing touch, and a simple yet nutritious carrot soup.
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Episode 14 : Rika’s TOKYO CUISINE: Rika's Mom's Mixed Sushi
August. 05,2016
In this episode, we will recreate the maze-sushi or mixed sushi that Rika’s mother used to make her for dinner. This sushi is vibrant, using the Japanese cuisine principle of five colors. It is perfect if you don’t like fish, as it uses chicken and other vegetables. As a side dish, we’ll make a traditional nutritious spinach dish mixed with tofu and aromatic sesame (spinach shiraae). In the Chef’s corner, the Rika will be making a soup full of littleneck clams and green onions, which can help you recover from fatigue and increase your metabolism – a great way to survive the hot summer!
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Episode 10 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Nyumen Noodles with Niboshi Dashi
July. 01,2016
Our theme for this episode is "Dashi." dashi is often considered the characteristic foundational flavor of Japanese cuisine. Kombu kelp and bonito flakes have come to be relatively well known overseas, but in Japan, there is a third ingredient considered vital to making dashi: niboshi dried sardines. Kombu kelp dashi goes well with fish, and bonito flake dashi goes well with vegetables, while niboshi dashi has a light and clean flavor with a distinctive depth that comes from using whole fish, leading it to be a popular choice in homes all across Japan to make everyday miso soup since long ago. In this episode, Chef Saito will provide a lecture on making niboshi dashi, and we'll make hot nyumen noodles, a great way to enjoy the flavor of the dashi.
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Episode 8 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Sashimi Assortment
June. 17,2016
Our theme for this episode is "cutting." In the world of Japanese cuisine, cutting is counted as a cooking technique alongside other techniques like grilling or stewing. We'll be introducing some of the cutting techniques found in Japanese cuisine that help to bring out the best of the ingredients. The simplest cutting of all can be found in sashimi, one of the most famous examples of Japanese cuisine. To make sashimi, we will use cutting techniques developed over the years to make raw fish both delicious and beautiful.
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Episode 7 : Rika's TOKYO CUISINE: Chikuzen-ni Simmered Chicken and Root Vegetables
June. 03,2016
In this episode, we'll be making chikuzen-ni, a local favorite from Rika's hometown of Fukuoka beloved for the delicious texture of its chunky ingredients. Perfect for family gatherings or even just as a side in a bento lunch, this is an easy-to-make simmered dish once you just memorize the proportions of the seasonings. For our side, we'll be making eggs with tuna and green onions mixed in and cooked until golden brown. We'll also learn about miso soup, and how to make Rika's favorite, miso soup with daikon radish and abura-age fried tofu, among the many other possibilities offered by the incredible versatility of miso soup.
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Episode 5 : Cook Around Japan: Kaiseki-style Seafood Dishes
May. 20,2016
In our next two episodes, we'll be focusing on the Ise-Shima, Mie area of central Japan, which has been in the spotlight recently for the G7 Summit being held there. This scenic area is a treasure trove of fresh, delicious seafood, and we'll be learning about Kaiseki-style cuisine, which uses expert skills to bring out the very best of this incredible seafood. This episode will be focusing on two dishes: onigawara-yaki style grilled spiny lobster, made with one of Ise-Shima's best-known catches, and handmade sushi balls, topped with a wide variety of the best of land and sea that Ise-Shima has to offer.
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Episode 2 : Rika’s TOKYO CUISINE: Three Dishes with Spring Vegetables
April. 15,2016
In this episode, we'll be cooking with fukinoto butterbur shoots, a spring vegetable with just a hint of bitterness. For our first dish, we'll be making an easy-to-eat variation on a rural Japanese home-cooked dish, fukinoto with miso. Our main dish is crispy and delicious tempura with spring shoots, featuring fukinoto butterbur shoots, as well as taranome shoots and kogomi fiddlehead ferns. You won't want to miss the way we show you how to make crispy tempura batter using carbonated water! The tempura is served with salt and sour sudachi citrus. We'll also learn about how to combine new potatoes with avocado for a beautiful green potato salad.
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Episode 1 : Authentic Japanese Cooking: Three Color Fried Shrimp
April. 08,2016
Our theme for this episode is deep frying. We'll be making fried shrimp, covered in three different coatings: white sesame seeds, aonori, and kakinotane rice crackers, making them a beautiful white, green, and red for visual variety to match the different flavors. Chef Saito will also demonstrate a variety of techniques for preparing shrimp from start to finish to make them look as good as they taste. For our side, we'll be making a soup with the springtime flavors of hamaguri clams and rapini, and showing how to make a beautifully clear dashi stock, as well as how to choose the freshest clams.
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