Umeboshi Wafu Pasta

  Umeboshi – pickled japanese plums. View this post on Instagram Umeboshi #asianfoodhaul #nakmasakapa #pickledplums #japanese A post shared by Airinie H Azhar (@airinie) on Apr 9, 2016 at 3:19am PDT Encountered it for the first time in an anime called “Fruits Basket“. Long story short, the main character of the anime, Tohru, was making…

Mushroom & Miso Wafu Spaghetti

After a weekend of heavy food, and lots of rich desserts, I just craved for something simple, yet tasty. Wafu really means ‘Japanese-style’ of a foreign food, that has been adapted to suit Japanese tastes and preferences. There are lots of other wafu foods – most famous is the wonderful wafu salad dressing. I remembered…

Octopus In Tomato Sauce with Pasta

I can’t remember the first time I had octopus. I may have tried the rubbery plain kind you find on top of nigiri sushi back in Kuala Lumpur, but the first time I had octopus that didn’t try to dislodge my teeth was in a taverna in Thessaloniki, approximately 13 years ago. It was divine….