Japanese
-
If you have few boxes of Trader Joe’s Mochi Cake Mix laying around and want to try something different, these Mochi Brownies are it! Very rich chocolate flavor and the texture is a mix of your standard brownie + chewy mochi. It’s a seasonal item, so head to your local Trader Joe’s to pick it…
-
This Trader Joe’s Tempura Rice Bowl is a delicious and easy-to-make meal using Trader Joe’s Shrimp Tempura & Vegetable Bird’s Nest (aka Kakiage Tempura). You can find both of these in the freezer isle & they come with tempura dipping sauce. I used a Instant Omni Plus Air Fryer Oven to heat them up &…
-
Edamame and Avocado Salad, a unique and delicious salad made with edamame, avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion and carrots. It’s dressed in a very simple vinaigrette and topped with furikake seasoning.
-
This is a mainland-style poke bowl which incorporates several delicious toppings along with poke to make a complete meal. In this recipe, I use salmon for my poke bowls, but feel free to substitute with tuna or your favorite sashimi-grade fish. I also make two different marinades, that way I get a variety of flavors, but…
-
Spam arrived to to Hawai’i along with all the soldiers and sailors during WWII because of it’s long shelf life. It soon made it’s way into the hands of the locals and in the early 80’s, Barbara Funamura – a Japanese-American woman from Hawaii, invented Spam Musubi. It combines two local favorites, Spam and Rice…
-
This is a family favorite, fluffy and creamy Egg Salad Sandwiches! I mix the egg yolks and mayo in a stand mixer and it gets really fluffy and smooth. I love that I can customize everyone’s sandwiches with their favorite seasoning, I sprinkle mine with a little bit of togarashi and furikake. Trader Joe’s Everything…
-
Easy Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl, made with all ingredients from Trader Joe’s. Normally poke is made with raw sashimi grade tuna, but Trader Joe’s Sesame Crusted Smoked Ahi Tuna is a wonderful substitute, the only downside is it comes in slices like lox, so you can’t cut the tuna into cubes like you normally would…
-
When you’re in the mood for ramen, but don’t want to spend the two days it usually takes to make broth and chashu pork belly from scratch – Trader Joe’s to the rescue! Every single ingredient for this meal is from Trader Joe’s, I’ll show you how I spruced up their Instant Ramen so it…
-
These delicious Ramen Eggs are soft boiled eggs that are marinated in Trader Joe’s Soyaki sauce. They’re the perfect topping for ramen or you can enjoy them on top of rice, with salad or on their own as a snack. Only two ingredients needed are eggs and Soyaki. If you use older eggs, they will be…
-
Chichi Dango has an interesting history, it’s origins are from Hiroshima, Japan, yet no one in Japan knows about it, but everyone in Hawai’i loves it! The family that started Nisshodo Candy Store in Honolulu, Hawai’i brought the recipe to Hawai’i 100 years ago, because of their shop, Chichi Dango has become popular all over…