COCO's Oriental Kitchen Before you try

Welcome to COCO's Kitchen!

Anyone who has been to a Japanese restaurant might think that the Japanese cuisine is "so different" from what they are familiar with. Traditional dishes, such as sashimi or sushi, might be too adventurous, may seem to be too difficult to prepare. It is not easy if you are not living in Japan where every supermarket carries extremely fresh raw fish prepared by professionals. I myself am always careful to choose a store to pick up fish.

And I must tell you that we don't go for these traditional dishes everyday. Our diet is more varied than ever, having been influenced by Western, Chinese, Korean, Indian, and other styles of food which are particularly popular among younger generations and families with children.

What I would like to introduce in this blog are just some simple-everyday-recipes served at dinner table in an ordinary Japanese household, using ingredients you can find at your local stores. Some call it "fusion" Japanese.

Simply add some soy sauce when you marinate your chicken. You will be surprised how much this exotic liquid goes with western cooking ingredients, such as wine, olive oil and more! Make your own Teriyaki sauce with red wine! Sounds crazy? Well, I'll tell you the secret...

Before you try
2010.10.11

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Please go through the following note before you try the recipes posted in this blog site.

Important Reminder
COCO's Kitchen is not responsible for the outcome of any recipe users try from the recipes introduced in this blog site. While the author tries to be careful with each recipe, you may not always achieve the results desired due to variations in ingredients, cooking temperatures, typos, errors, omissions, or individual cooking abilities. Since cooking is not an exact science, dishes might turn out less than your expectation. Please always use your best judgment when cooking.

About Measurements and Temperature
All of the recipes here use US Standard measurements. Please note that your measuring cups and spoons are different If you are in the U.K, Australia or elsewhere. Please go through the following for your tips.

1 tbs = 15 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 cup = 237 ml
1 pound = 454 grams

325 Fahrenheit = 170 Celsius
350 F = 180 C
375 F = 190 C
400 F = 200 C
425 F = 220 C
450 F = 230 C
475 F = 240 C