Bite-Sized Yakitori

If you love chickens, you probably wanna order Yakitori, which is grilled chicken speared on sticks. Eat all the chicken as all different parts of the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori! Amazing isn't it?

As for me, if I order yakitori I usually have a choice of having it cooked with salt (shio) or with tare sauce, which is generally made up of mirin, sake, soy sauce and sugar. I preferred the tare sauce to be applied to the skewered meat and is grilled until delicately cooked.

What part of the chicken I don't like the most is the gizzard. It's bitter when grilled. Thus I don't like them.

Japanese Winter Dish Oden

I never knew about this food before. But when our Department's general manager introduced this during our Nihongo lesson, we have a dinner at Niji restaurant and ordered 2 bowls of this kind.

This is popular during winter season and is considered as their winter dish. Oden consists of several ingredients like boiled eggs, daikon radish, konnyaku, and processed fish cakes stewed in a light, soy-flavoured dashi broth.

You wanna try this one? Maybe, they're available at any Japanese restaurant in the Philippines.

Savoury Okonomiyaki

This what we call "as you like it Pancake".

Okonomiyaki is a popular food in Japan made up of flour, grated nagaimo, water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage. Sometimes it also contains other ingredients such as green onion, meat (generally pork or bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, kimchi, mochi or cheese.

For me, it is like an omelette or a pancake and may be referred to as a "Japanese pizza". Oh I love this food but I can't eat that much. Just hope to have them again in Niji restaurant!

Eating Out in Japan

Whenever we go to Japan, we, together with our Japanese engineers, always dine in any good-tasting restaurants. Of course, malt beer or sake is always included! Japanese foods taste really good!

Cooking Japanese Foods

Our company is a Japanese firm. From anime to sushi bars, karaoke to manga, bonsai to origami, Japanese culture has become part of our culture here in our company. And last March 2007, we have a cooking activity.

We have to show our skills in preparing and cooking Japanese foods to our Japanese managers. Well, it is a good activity because it is a way of releasing stresses from our daily task. It is also a form of mind relaxation. Aside from that we have really enjoyed preparing Japanese foods.

Here are some of what we have prepare during the activity.