While it might not be time to pack away the slow cooker just yet, the weather is slowly but surely warming up, and these milder days are lending themselves to fresh flavours. Still buzzing with inspiration from our evening with Emiko Davies where she shared recipes from her newest book, The Japanese Pantry, we have been really enjoying Japanese flavours as we step into Spring.
Japanese cuisine is perfect to lean on as we transition between seasons, light enough for warmer days yet still comforting on a cool evening. On warmer days, try Emiko's chilled soba salad – our demerara sugar lends the perfect amount of subtle sweetness to the dressing. When that inevitable final cold snap hits and you need something comforting, make Emiko's miso soup, perfect with our beautiful miso from Daylesford. If you'd prefer to warm up with a sweet treat, try the soy sauce pudding—perfect with our Megachef gluten free soy sauce—from The Japanese Pantry, or perhaps the walnut miso cookies.
Whatever the weather and whatever you're craving, we have an ever changing array of interesting, high-quality and delicious ingredients to help you out in the kitchen. For more Japanese inspiration, check out the new Asian Pantry section of our website, or better yet pop into the store on Jardine Street and browse through our range of gorgeous Omotenashi Japanese serving bowls and utensils to really make your meal a special one.
