Kinpira is mostly seasoned with soysauce, mirin (sweet sake), and sugar so it is pretty sweet, but instead of using sugar, I used ketchup, so my recipe is tasty 😉 Also, I didn’t use gobo (burdock root) but commonly available vegetables (such as potato, onion, and green pepper), so I hope you can try it out!!!
BTW, soy sauce is made by fermenting soya beans, so it is a vegetarian seasoning 😀
——————————— Vegetarian Kinpira
Difficulty: Easy Time: 10min Number of servings: 2
Ingredients: 150g (5.3oz.) potato 50g (1.8oz.) onion 50g (1.8oz.) carrot 35g (1.2oz.) green… Continue reading
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Last weekend, the temperature here was very cold so a pot of soup was just what the doctor ordered. So we decided to make udon noodles in tomato broth – a type of soup that is popular in Japan.
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