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If you are a huge fan of Japanese curry, you have to make this insanely delicious bread bun at home.  Curry Bread (Kare Pan) INGREDIENTS 150 g bread flour (1 cup + 1 Tbsp) 50 g cake flour (1/3 cup + 1 tsp) 3 g kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) (1 tsp) 15 g sugar (1 Tbsp + ½ tsp) 3 g instant dry yeast (1 tsp; See Notes if you use ACTIVE dry yeast) 125 g whole milk (125 ml; I highly recommend using whole milk instead of non-fat or reduced-fat milk.) 10 g unsalted butter (1 Tbsp) 300 g Japanese curry of your choice (1 ½ cup) (at room temperature, made previous night kept in the fridge overnight. Here are...

Enjoy with Japanese ginger rice! Miso Salmon INGREDIENTS 14 oz skin-on salmon fillet (400 g; cut in half if one big piece) Marinade: 2 Tbsp white miso* (White Miso or Awase Miso (mix of white & red miso) are recommended for this recipe) 1 Tbsp sake 1 Tbsp mirin 1 Tbsp soy sauce ¼ tsp sesame oil (roasted) Topping: ½ tsp toasted white and black sesame seeds (optional) 1 green onion/scallion (optional, for garnish) INSTRUCTIONS Gather all the ingredients. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade in a large bowl. Place the salmon in the bowl, skin side up. Spoon marinade and coat the salmon skin. Cover and keep in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour. I...