You may be very much used to miso soup as a warm bouillon served either with just a few things in: a slice of shiitake, a peel of yuzu, a few leaves of mitsuba, or with rather plenty of small mushrooms, daikon… But with the summer heat, a chilled soup is very much welcome and

In Gentiane's kitchen

08.10.2024

Peanuts - Welcome to my kitchen!

I love the Japanese name for peanuts: 落花生, it fits so well the way peanuts actually grow! But before living in Japan I never really considered peanuts as a food or a cooking ingredient. I am not into peanut butter either. But when a friend told me why they were called 落花生 and how they

In Gentiane's kitchen

02.02.2025

Ocean and Mount Fuji every day winter trip - Welcome to my kitchen!

This year, after many ideas and discussions of places we could go for the holidays and my birthday, we opted for a short road trip to the coast of Kanagawa and Shizuoka. Plenty of blue ocean and blue skies and views of Mount Fuji from every single angles (we ended up making a 360 around

In Gentiane's kitchen

30.06.2025

Savory dorayaki - Welcome to my kitchen!

If you have been to Japan or a Japanese grocery store, you probably came across a very popular sweet: dorayaki どら焼き. This traditional Japanese sweet consists of two stacked fluffy and soft pancakes and in between a spoonful of sweet red beans paste. It’s a very nourishing treat that many loves. There’s also some variations,

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Chilled miso soup - Welcome to my kitchen!

Peanuts - Welcome to my kitchen!

Ocean and Mount Fuji every day winter trip - Welcome to my kitchen!

Savory dorayaki - Welcome to my kitchen!

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