Hello, my friends,

Our dinner with our friends; Temaki-zushi.

Welcome to Masuyo's blog. 

I’m not the professional cook. But my carrier of cooking is more than 20 years, since my daughter diagnosed the atopic dermatitis when she was one year old. (She was born in June, 1993) We lived in Luxembourg. (it's very small country, one of the countries of Benelux. However, not many people know Luxembourg is a dependent country, it doesn't belong to France or Germany!! Many people think Luxembourg is a part of France or Germany.) 
We really enjoy for living there. So much in such a small country, though. 

So I had to cook the special meals for her, because her condition. But I didn’t cook only for her, but cook the same meals for all my family, using the ingredients for her condition. No daily products, no processed food, etc., However, there're not many options for a organic food and it wasn’t easy to get the Japanese food in those days neither. 

Then my cooking technique has developed consequently. After we came back to the UK, Bristol in October 1997, surprisingly and dramatically, her condition had improved. She still has a dry skin, but much much better than the time we lived in Luxembourg. As I‘m a Buddhist priest, I believe that this area is the ancestors’ land (a half for her) I can explain why some day. Spiritually!!

Chirashi-zushi

Actually, I cook anything from Japanese food to British food, Thai food to African food. I can say that my technique is totally “Cooking from Scratch”. I published a small e-book named "Cooking From Scratch" already, but in Japanese. Maybe I'm going to publish the same books in English in the future. It's one of my dreams.   

I named this blog a "Touch of Japan", because I'm going to introduce Japanese cuisine in general and the dishes with a little touch of Japan using some Japanese ingredients into the other cuisines.
Japanese cuisine is one of the most healthiest cuisines in the world. We don't use much oil and use so many vegetables and greens. 

Those pictures in this page are all my recipes.
I'll show you how to make a beautiful and healthy Japanese dishes, starts from the next issue.
I also give you a tip, how to use some Japanese ingredients, such as soy sauce, miso paste, tofu, etc., etc., into your daily meals.

Oshi-zushi (Up side down, squashed sushi) 

My friend Manu and James offer the sushi making classes for the sushi lovers in London, Bristol and other cities in the UK.
You can learn how to make sushi directly from Manu, Kyoko and other sushi chefs. 

http://www.yoursushi.co.uk/

There are two classes, one for the basic sushi making and others is a little more professional. 
Please check it yourself. Have a fun!!!!


If you have any question, doesn't mutter about food or culture, even spiritual stuff, please.