Chisana Atsukau (Small Treats in Japanese)

Kon’nichiwa

(Hello)

Yokoso Chisana Atsukau

(Welcome to Small Treats.)

Watashitachi Wa Anata Ni Motarashimasu Oishi Shokumotsu Atsukau

(We will bring to you delicious food treats.)

To Do Yatte Ni Tsukuru Karera

(And, how to make them.)

I’m sure that a lot of what I say above is Lost in Translation, but I did do my best. 🙂

Welcome!

Julie and Gordon

(p.s. We will be adding to this page in the future.)

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Saki Lunch with ….

…Ramen

Just a Nice Afternoon Lunch

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First Up:

Our Bacon Wrapped Enoki Mushroom Bundles

O Hitotsu Ikaga?

(Would you like one?)

They are excellent served with:

An Oriental Jezebel

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Our Asian Imitation Crab Salad Cucumber Cups

(Recipe Down Below)

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The Recipes Starts Here:

Our Bacon Wrapped Enoki Mushroom Bundles

You want to place an oven safe cooling rack on to a sheet pan lined with Aluminum Foil.

Our Ingredients:

Enoki Mushrooms/Shimeji (Brown and White)

Bacon

Lemon Juice

White Pepper

Toothpicks

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I LOVE These Mushrooms!

Aren’t they beautiful?

You do want to slice off the bottom part, while trying to keep the upper part together.

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I simply took a small bunch of the mushrooms and wrapped a small piece of bacon around them, securing with a toothpick. I then placed the bundle onto the cooling rack.

I repeated the action here until the rack was full.

I then squeezed some lemon juice onto each bundle, followed by a small sprinkling of white pepper.

Place into a 350F oven for approximately 20 minutes.

You want the bacon to be cooked, then you know they are done.

When Done:

Place them onto a plate with a dipping sauce.

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Our Asian Imitation Crab Salad Cucumber Cups

This Imitation Crab Salad is a Staple in our Home, we Just Asian’d it up Here

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Ingredients:

3 Pkgs. Imitation Crab

(We prefer the Imitation Crab here because the salad will last longer and not have that fishy smell or taste.)

2 Tbsp. thinly chopped ends of the Flowering Garlic Chives

3 Cucumbers – fork score down the side, sliced on a diagonal, then cored

1 1/4 Cups Celery – sliced to a small dice

~1 Cup Miracle Whip

~2-3 Tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning

3 Tbsp. Mirin – sweet cooking rice seasoning

2 Tbsp. Sesame Oil

3 Tbsp. Black and White Sesame Seeds for garnish

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I like to use the Imitation Crab that is in medium sized sections. Remove the sections from the package, place them in your hand and squeeze the water out. Doing this will allow the Crab to absorb other liquids and flavors. Then separate the section into smaller pieces.

Here I thinly sliced the ends of the Flowering Garlic Chives. These have a great flavor.

Slice the ends off the Cucumbers..

Then use a fork and score the sides of the Cucumber to make a decorative design.

Slice the Cucumbers in 3 inch sections then slice the section in half on a diagonal.

Use a melon baller to remove some of the Cucumber as shown, being sure not to go down too deep.

Do this for all the Cucumber sections.

(We made these the day before and placed them in the refrigerator overnight.)

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Chop your Celery into a small dice.

Add your Miracle Whip and mix all the ingredients well.

Add your Old Bay Seasoning…

..then your Mirin and Sesame Oil and mix all your ingredients well.

Taste the mixture and add any seasonings to have it taste the way you want.

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Time to Stuff the Cucumbers

Use a small teaspoon to fill the Cucumber.

Top the Cucumber and Crab with your Sesame Seeds as shown.

OISHI!

(Delicious!)

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AND,

Click Here For: Whann Way Asian, E Ho ‘Omau (Continues)

AND,

Click Here For: Julie Loves Asian

AND,

Click Here For: Asian Edible Gifts

AND,

Edible Gifts of the Asian Variety

(Note: Edible Gifts of the Asian Variety is the same post as Asian Edible Gifts. I have both listed here for accuracy, but one is a Page and the other is considered a Post. Confusing, I know.)

AND,

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