Shisen Hanten literally means Sichuan Restaurant in Japanese because the chef, Chen Kentaro, comes from a line of China-born chefs who settled in Japan two generations ago and opened restaurants ...
Traditionally made with beef or pork, this dish is thought to date back to the late nineteenth century. This vegetarian version made with tofu is equally sumptuous and has beautiful textures. You can ...
They are both rich in savory “umami” flavor components, namely glutamic acid in the soybeans and inosinic acid in meat. In the rice dish, fried tofu is both an ingredient and source of stock a ...