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How To Make Japanese Desserts

Alyssa12 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:11:00 -0600

Japanese desserts are known to be nutritious and delicious. In this article you will find recipes for three types of Ohagi, or sweet rice cake, and Daigaku Imo, Fried Sweet Potato.

Sanshoku Ohagi (Tri-colored Sweet Rice Cake)
Ohagis are popular sticky rice cakes. This recipe will show you how to make Red Bean Ohagi, Edamame Ohagi and Sesame Ohagi.

Ingredients:(makes 18 cakes) Sticky rice:

2 cups of sticky rice
2 cups of water

Used for Read Bean and Sesame Ohagi

1 1/2 cups of red bean paste

Used for Edamame Ohagi

1 1/2 cups of edamame (soy beans)
1/2 cup of sugar
a pinch of salt

Used Sesame Ohagi

How To Make Japanese Breakfast

Alyssa12 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:18:00 -0600

Japanese breakfast typically includes the following dishes:

A bowl of rice
Fillet of grilled salted salmon with the skin still intact
A side of pickles (cucumber, radish, and/or eggplant)
One sour plum
A bowl of miso soup
A side of Natto, or fermented soy beans
Several sheets of seasoned seaweed

While you can easily purchase rice, salmon and miso at your local grocery store, you should consider visiting an Asian grocery store to purchase the pickles, sour plum, natto and seaweed.

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Salvadoran Tamales

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:00:00 -0600

Salvadoran tamales (wrapped in banana leaves)

Salvadoran Tamales (Tamales Salvadoreños)

Total Servings: 70 tamales
Serving: 1 or 2 tamales

The number of servings may look huge, but tamales are something to share with relatives, friends, co-workers, and club or church members, or sold in a fundraiser.

For lesser quantities, except for the salty-water brine for the steamer, reduce ingredients and steaming time proportionally. Tamales can be served at breakfast, lunch or supper.

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