Master Chashu Pork recipe with links to: Ramen noodles soft-boiled and marinated eggs (Ajitsuke Tamago) Soup (tare) (coming) Marinated bamboo shoots (coming) The extended lockdown this year has got us longing for our favourite melt-in-your-mouth Chashu pork belly ramen. Thick, deep broth, tender braised pork belly with al dente home made ramen egg noodles…. Yum!…
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Ramen Noodles
Legit the closest I got to a ramen bar in NZ’s level 4 lockdown. Made Chashu Ramen for hubby’s birthday and it was as though we went for a holiday in Japan. Springy noodles with the distinctly yellow tones and alkaline smelly cooking water, these are close to the ones in ramen restaurants. I had…
Braided milk bread
(updated September 2021 with new photos) This recipe calls for “tangzhong” (湯種), a seed roux to make incredibly soft tender, fluffy bread, a classic bread style from places like Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan. I have fond memories of eating bao that is pillow soft, with layers that I could see as I peel it…
MASU by Nic Watt – exceptional Japanese Robata style dining
One of our family’s favourite cuisine is Japanese. From sushi to ramen, fresh raw sashimi to grilled takitori skewers. We love them all. Japanese cuisine offers clean and distinct pairing of ingredients, bold flavours and all prepared with traditional techniques. MASU does exactly that. We’ve been to the Sunday Nichiyo Brunch several times now, where…
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