Japanese Snacks


If you can't get enough of Japan and the yummy cuisines, then why don't you whip up some Japanese snacks in your own home? Japanese cuisine has a wide variety of options and one can see that rice forms to be one of the most important factors in most recipes. Their seafood dishes are also very much in demand all over the world. Try some of these snacks recipes given below to satiate your taste buds!

Daigakuimo

Ingredients
Sweet potatoes (1 pound)
Water (2 tbsp)
Sesame seeds (1 tsp)
Vegetable oil - for frying
Sugar (1/3 cup)
Soy sauce (1 tsp)

Preparation
First, you need to cut the sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Then fry the potatoes in oil at 350 degrees F. Once they turn brown, you need to mix the water, sugar and the soy sauce in a pan. Place the pan on low heat. Once this liquid turns slightly sticky, remove the pan from heat. Add the fried sweet potatoes to this preparation. You will need to mix this quickly with sugar preparation. Once it blends well, sprinkle some amount of the sesame seeds over these coated sweet potatoes.

Potato Korokke

Japanese snacks can never be complete without the mention of Korokke. Check out the recipe mentioned below.

Ingredients
Potato (1 lb)
Ground beef (1/4 lb)
Onion (1/2)
Egg (1)
Salt (1/2 tsp)
Pepper
Vegetable oil
Flour
Panko (crumbs)

Preparation
First you need to peel the potatoes and cut them into medium-sized pieces. Boil these potato pieces to soften them and mash them once boiled. Once done, chop the onion and cook it in the frying pan. Now, you need to cook the ground beef - place it in this pan. Then, take a bowl and mix the mashed potatoes, onion and the beef together. Use some salt and pepper as seasoning. You can make oval shapes out of this preparation. Then coat each piece with some flour. Dip this in the beaten egg mixture. Then, coat it with panko and fry it in oil till it turns a shade of golden brown.

Green Tea with Ice Cream

Ingredients
Milk (3/4 cup)
Egg yolks (2)
Sugar (5 tbsp)
Heavy cream (3/4 cup)
Green tea powder (1 tbsp maccha)
Hot water (3 tbsps)

Preparation
First, you need to mix the green tea powder with some hot water in a bowl. Once you are done, place this aside. Then whisk the egg yolks in a pan and add some sugar. Mix this preparation well. It's time for the milk to be added as well, but do this gradually so that it mixes properly. The pan needs to be placed on low heat and you need to keep stirring it occasionally.

Once the mixture thickens, take off the pan from the heat and place the bottom in ice-cold water. This will help to cool this preparation. The green tea needs to be added to this mixture. Ensure that you stir it carefully. Now, add the whipped cream to this. Once done, pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze it. Enjoy your ice-cold green tea once it sets well!

Popular Japanese Snacks

Edamame - This is a dish that consists of soybeans in the pods. The name has been given due to the short stem, which is attached to the pod.

Pocky - This is a biscuit that is coated with chocolate. Pocky is available in a wide range of flavors.

Koala's March - The Lotte group of Japan popularized this snack. This is a cookie, which has a sweet filling inside. Available in many flavors, the chocolate and the strawberry rank high in popularity.

Ajigonomi - This snack consists of a variety of rice crackers. This is combined with peanut and dried fish.

Korokke - The Korokke was originally made with deep-fried fish. Here, meat is combined with mashed potatoes and can be used as a sandwich when placed in between bread slices.

Anmitsu - This is a dessert and consists of small cubes of agar. Agar is a kind of jelly that is made from seaweed. This is served with boiled peas, fruits, beans, anko, etc.

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