Episode 694: Japanese home cooking with Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying

We are talking about Japanese home cooking this week, and not ramen or sushi! Think curry, omelets, and quick fried noodles. Tomoko Imade Dyen, culinary director of Japan House in Los Angeles, shares the everyday foods enjoyed by Japanese families. Sonoko Sakai, author of Japanese Home Cooking, tells us about the origins of the Japanese curry everyone makes at home. Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying (The Gaijin Cookbook) give us a lesson in Japanese kid-food, and chef Shintaro Okuda, of NYC's Bar Moga, teaches us how to make the delicious fried rice omelet, omurice.

Show Segments:

• 00:00 - Show Intro, Tomoko Imade Dyen

• 15:50 - Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying

• 33:50 - Sonoko Sakai

• 42:25 - Shintaro Okuda

• 53:10 - Show Credits

Broadcast dates for this episode:

• October 18, 2019 (originally aired)

• November 13, 2020 (rebroadcast)

• April 29, 2022 (rebroadcast)

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