Catching bargains and late afternoon light on flavorful fruits (via Gourmande in Osaka)

At the end of the day, Japanese grocery stores, markets and supermarket discount fresh products. 5%, 10%…50% as the hours pass. And they make big bags of fruits "for juice". What is wrong with those fruits ? The apples for instance, they fell. And did you know that a fallen apple was very bad for your health or even less tasty ? No. Because that's not the problem at all. You can keep the "not-fallen" ones months, and the ones that got some shoc … Read More

via Gourmande in Osaka

Mabo Tofu, azuki variation (via Colorfood Daidokoro Gourmande in Osaka)

I replaced the meat by azuki beans in the classic tofu dish. That makes a purely plant based meal. You can see the beans between big chunks of onions. Lots of garlic, ginger… even more grated ginger on top of the plate. My genmai (brown rice) looks fluffier than usual. It's because it's Milky Queen rice that I have now. It's the first time I see it in brown rice version. I should write a post about the different Japanese rices. I usually prefer … Read More

via Colorfood Daidokoro Gourmande in Osaka