Michiba White Fish Noodle Soup

I recently came across one of Iron Chef Michiba’s offerings – a sea bream somen noodle soup that reminded me of the New Man Pasta recipe in Nobu West (p. 204, 205). The offering, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf9xW1XR0K0 seemed quite approachable. The translation of the ingredient list (for one) turned out to be: 1 bundle […]

Michiba ‘Roast Beef’

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/michiba-agedashi-tofu/ As a 2022 ‘Christmas’ present to the web, Iron Chef Michiba offered his recipe for his ‘Roast Beef’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4J92q1fAw . According to the translation, this recipe is served at Ginza Rokusantei (see: https://rokusantei.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2021-Kai-Course.pdf ) as tender Japanese beef prepared roast beef style served with vegetables . It should […]

Michiba Beef ‘Rissole’

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/making-nigiri-an-appreciation/ Recently, I happen to notice an announcement from Iron Chef Michiba regarding a new cookbook (unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be an English edition) and a new recipe on youtube. The announcement was made as part of Iron Chef Michiba’s was offering on his take on a beef ‘rissole’ […]

Thanksgiving 2021

Nobu Nori TacoNobu Spicy Guacamole, tobiko “Hassun”Blanched Shrimp, Morimoto Stained Glass Sushi, napa kimchi genmai tortilla cup Lomi Lomi Smoked Salmon, Nobu-Stylewasabi marinated smoked salmon, sweet onion, grape tomatoes, black tobiko ‘Shaved’ Saladgreens, daikon, radish, cucumber, carrot, Benihana ginger dressing HamachiNobu Genmai Salsa Roast Duck Breastcroissant, tianmenjang, shredded cucumber, shredded scallion Suimono Rice bowl chirashitako, […]

Michiba Karaage Sauce

While I was reading up on Iron Chef Michiba’s karaage video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHuw11dFziU ; there is an English version in that youtube channel ), I noticed that he mentioned creating that sauce to go with the dangerous puffer fish (aka fugu). Fortunately, a safe substitute turns out to be kawahagi (‘filefish’). So I thought I’d […]

Michiba Oyster ‘Gratin’ Stuffed Tomatoes

I recently was intrigued by Iron Chef Michiba’s presentation of oyster stuffed tomatoes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1z5KlkKEP8 and thought it would be a wonderful autumn meal appetizer. The google translator suggested the ingredient list to be: 2 Tomatoes (1 per person) Oysters: 8-10 (4 per tomato)Grated daikon: 2 tbsp (? for preparing the oysters – I eventually […]

Michiba Meat and Potatoes (“Gyu/Niku” Jaga)

Now that autumn has arrived in New England, I wanted to try out the latest cooking lesson/recipe from Iron Chef Michiba. The provided video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8Z3LVCssk was Michiba-sama’s take on the classic “Nikujaga”. While the presented recipe used (apparently) shabu shabu beef (yes, I imagine you could use meat cut for bulgogi), Iron Chef Michiba mentioned […]