In the UK it's now possible to get quite a lot of Japanese ingredients (including fresh Wasabi grown in an ex watercress farm in the south of England). A lot of high quality Japanese ingredients are used by chefs producing "Modern British" tasting menus. One of my favourite restaurants using Japanese ingredients to make non Japanese food where I live in Birmingham's Jewelry Quarter is called the "Albatros Death Cult"!
Hello! Long time no see. Thanks for your comment. It’s amazing to hear that you can get so many Japanese ingredients in the UK. I was especially surprised to learn that fresh wasabi is being grown on a farm in England. Your stories make me really excited to visit and try the dishes in Birmingham that use Japanese ingredients. Thanks for sharing the info about the restaurant!
Thanks for sharing this video. The vegetable in mentsuyu looks interesting and easy to make hehe. How long do we need to soak the vegetables in the mentsuyu normally?
Thank you for always watching my videos! When soaking fried vegetables (or vegetables cooked in a pan) in mentsuyu, you can enjoy them quickly dipped, like tempura, or let them soak overnight like marinated eggs for a deeper flavor. I usually keep the mentsuyu-soaked vegetables in the fridge, and they’re so tasty that I often snack on them whenever I open the fridge :) Give it a try :) Have a great day!
If you do travel abroad just swing by my house and drop that suitcase off 😂 The main product lines here in NC are kikkoman and mizkan. What are your thoughts on them? That is interesting about the raw nori. The big thing around here now are trace mineral drops for gut health and the ingredient is just organic seaweed turned into a liquid solution. It is rather expensive though at 40$ for 240 ml. I keep wondering if I am getting the same benefit from the seaweed I add to my miso soup? At least my husband doesn’t mind adding a splash of the liquid to his coffee in the morning (his cream covers any taste) so even if he doesn’t have soup almost every day like I do, he is getting some benefit :) Have a great week!
Your comment made me smile 😂 I’d love to leave this suitcase at your place 😂 As for Kikkoman and Mizkan, they’re widely used in Japan and are generally known for their quality. However, while I believe they are safe, soy sauce can sometimes contain defatted soybeans and alcohol, and the ingredient list might include some unfamiliar items. The information about trace mineral drops is quite interesting. It’s surprising that such an expensive product is trending! Thank you for your comment, and I hope you have a wonderful week too!
On my next visit to Japan, I'd like to visit supermarkets and pick up common Japanese ingredients to bring home with me. I'm interested in good quality but not super expensive brands/products that I cannot find here locally in Canada. (I can easily find brands like Kikkoman and Mizkan here.) Maybe in a future video, you could recommend some brands/specific products for each category: dashi, furikake, soy sauce, mirin, etc? That would be much appreciated!
Hello! Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear you're planning to visit Japan next time and explore our supermarkets! In a future video, I'll definitely consider recommending some brands and specific products for categories like dashi, furikake, soy sauce, mirin, and more 😊
In the UK it's now possible to get quite a lot of Japanese ingredients (including fresh Wasabi grown in an ex watercress farm in the south of England). A lot of high quality Japanese ingredients are used by chefs producing "Modern British" tasting menus. One of my favourite restaurants using Japanese ingredients to make non Japanese food where I live in Birmingham's Jewelry Quarter is called the "Albatros Death Cult"!
Hello! Long time no see. Thanks for your comment. It’s amazing to hear that you can get so many Japanese ingredients in the UK. I was especially surprised to learn that fresh wasabi is being grown on a farm in England. Your stories make me really excited to visit and try the dishes in Birmingham that use Japanese ingredients. Thanks for sharing the info about the restaurant!
Thanks for sharing this video. The vegetable in mentsuyu looks interesting and easy to make hehe. How long do we need to soak the vegetables in the mentsuyu normally?
Thank you for always watching my videos! When soaking fried vegetables (or vegetables cooked in a pan) in mentsuyu, you can enjoy them quickly dipped, like tempura, or let them soak overnight like marinated eggs for a deeper flavor. I usually keep the mentsuyu-soaked vegetables in the fridge, and they’re so tasty that I often snack on them whenever I open the fridge :) Give it a try :) Have a great day!
If you do travel abroad just swing by my house and drop that suitcase off 😂
The main product lines here in NC are kikkoman and mizkan. What are your thoughts on them?
That is interesting about the raw nori. The big thing around here now are trace mineral drops for gut health and the ingredient is just organic seaweed turned into a liquid solution. It is rather expensive though at 40$ for 240 ml. I keep wondering if I am getting the same benefit from the seaweed I add to my miso soup? At least my husband doesn’t mind adding a splash of the liquid to his coffee in the morning (his cream covers any taste) so even if he doesn’t have soup almost every day like I do, he is getting some benefit :)
Have a great week!
Your comment made me smile 😂 I’d love to leave this suitcase at your place 😂
As for Kikkoman and Mizkan, they’re widely used in Japan and are generally known for their quality. However, while I believe they are safe, soy sauce can sometimes contain defatted soybeans and alcohol, and the ingredient list might include some unfamiliar items.
The information about trace mineral drops is quite interesting. It’s surprising that such an expensive product is trending!
Thank you for your comment, and I hope you have a wonderful week too!
On my next visit to Japan, I'd like to visit supermarkets and pick up common Japanese ingredients to bring home with me. I'm interested in good quality but not super expensive brands/products that I cannot find here locally in Canada. (I can easily find brands like Kikkoman and Mizkan here.) Maybe in a future video, you could recommend some brands/specific products for each category: dashi, furikake, soy sauce, mirin, etc? That would be much appreciated!
Hello! Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear you're planning to visit Japan next time and explore our supermarkets! In a future video, I'll definitely consider recommending some brands and specific products for categories like dashi, furikake, soy sauce, mirin, and more 😊
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