A forum for all things cooking, food or snack related
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Useful links for buying food
by gonbechan » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:34 pm
Now I know that a lot of you enjoy your meats.
Senor Gonbe is a good example since he was raised in Argentina.
We buy from time to time ribeye...
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Last post by Shizuman
Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:39 am
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Instapot love at first bite
by gonbechan » Tue May 14, 2019 9:29 am
After living dangerously for decades with a dodgy pressure cooker (the type with just the wobbly thing on the top) I decided it was time to end a...
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Last post by Ibaraki llama
Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:30 am
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What is your go to comfort food and
by gonbechan » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:15 pm
So of course Japanese food is amazing, and there is so much variety.
But what do you crave when you're blue? What do you miss most and can't often...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:45 am
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Gonbechan Food Discovery
by gonbechan » Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:50 pm
While working on a tight deadline, without much in the house, a bit of foraging brought up this new flavour combination
1. cut up the sausages...
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Last post by Ibaraki llama
Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:39 pm
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Manly low carb recipes.
by gonbechan » Fri May 13, 2016 1:02 pm
I know that men need more many MENues.
There are plenty of yummy things one can have on a low carb diet and not get bored.
Of course it can be more...
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Last post by gonbechan
Wed May 15, 2019 9:49 am
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Food dehydrator ideas please!
by paradoxbox » Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:51 am
Me and the girl just got a pretty decent food dehydrator/dryer at a clearance sale and I'm looking for ideas!
Anyone got recipes?
I'm thinking...
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Last post by Gru
Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:51 am
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a beef with beef....
by gonbechan » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:04 am
Senor Gonbe made a discovery of Angus beef at Aprice this Sunday.
He arrived home with a 2kg pack that had been marked down to 3000Y
It said Beef...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:20 am
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Panini Magic.
by gonbechan » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:07 pm
At Christmas we bought ourselves a present of a panini press.
I must say it has changed our lives and really jazzed up the way we process leftovers...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:07 am
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Raw milk
by Zasso Nouka » Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:41 pm
Nice find GaijinFarmer,
Hopefully that will work well for you.
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Last post by korekaranoka
Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:45 am
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Who's got grills or smokers? Come on in.
by paradoxbox » Mon May 15, 2017 9:30 pm
I recently bought a small charcoal smoker and grill unit. Looking forward to trying it out this month.
What are your recipes or techniques? What...
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Last post by gonbechan
Thu May 18, 2017 11:16 pm
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Home Brewing
by Under the Kofun » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:04 pm
Has anyone tried making beer at home? I'd love to hear any tricks and tips.
I got a kit and gave it a go last December. It came with a can of...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:18 am
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Apple crisp
by Eric in Japan » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:09 pm
So, my wife and all her friends love my apple crisp dessert. They are encouraging me to open a cafe that just serves quality coffee and apple...
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Last post by donguri
Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:41 am
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bakery
by Flockaducks » Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:09 pm
Hey
So im working toward setting up a bakery
just wondering if anyone knows the names of good restaurant supply companies or ingredient...
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Last post by paradoxbox
Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:00 pm
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Nukazuke pots
by Yamabiru » Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:37 am
I'm looking for images of antique nukazuke pots
If you know of any or if you stumble across some let me know
I just get the standard modern ones on...
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Last post by Yamabiru
Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:52 pm
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Squash Blues and Fruit and Veg Rant.
by gonbechan » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:51 pm
So today in the supermarket, a squash I have never seen in Japan before in all my long years.
Very expensive, 45yen per 100g.
Of course 400Yen for...
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Last post by gonbechan
Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:35 am
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Delicious Finds
by gonbechan » Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:37 am
Warning, this thread is not going to be devoted to the 100% healthy, nor will it always be cheap and nasty.
Often we come across something in a...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sun May 29, 2016 6:25 am
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Post your Secret Sources
by gonbechan » Sun May 15, 2016 7:26 am
Some of us do not grow our own chickens, most of us do not grow our own steaks or chops either.
We all know that things like these are either hard...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Mon May 16, 2016 6:43 am
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Ciabatta bread time!!!
by paradoxbox » Mon Mar 07, 2016 1:25 am
Baked up some bread for a change. Haven't done much baking recently.
Actual time spent preparing this was probably less than 5 minutes.
This...
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Last post by Flockaducks
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:42 pm
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Home made soft drinks with water kefir
by Zasso Nouka » Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:50 am
We've been experimenting with making our own soft drinks over the last few months with water kefir as we wanted to have something a bit more healthy...
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Last post by paradoxbox
Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:58 am
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Corn Pottage (Corn soup) Recipe / w/ Pics!
by paradoxbox » Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:28 am
Figured I might as well post up my corn pottage recipe. This was self-developed so it might be different from what you buy in the supermarket but...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:02 pm
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Wood stove cooking
by Ian » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:55 pm
Some pics of what we've been cooking. Please post your pics too.
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Last post by gonbechan
Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:10 pm
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Seasonal Foods
by gonbechan » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:13 pm
Now that the weather is slowly getting cooler I find my appetite returning.
Summer is never a time when I feel the need to eat more than cool salads...
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Last post by gonbechan
Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:23 am
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Your version of Oden
by gonbechan » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:08 pm
Tonight is oden night, and tomorrow night and depending on how things go, well the day after tomorrow too.
I like to start my oden in a normal pot...
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Last post by gonbechan
Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:37 pm
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Baked up some calzones last night. Delicious!
by paradoxbox » Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:13 am
Calzones are great, and surprisingly simple to make. I used a rather yeast intensive recipe last night, I think I would scale it back by a teaspoon...
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Last post by gonbechan
Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:38 pm
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How to make snow pizza.
by CYEK » Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:03 pm
Point skis toe inwards whilst pushing heels out and on an angle.
Apply enough pressure to create a decent size wedge.
Not making pizza correctly...
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Last post by CYEK
Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:03 pm