Japanese milk buns

Japanese milk buns
Japanese milk buns

I came across Donal Skeehan on Polish telly the other day. He was visiting Japan and talked about Japanese milk breads. I was mesmerised when he was baking them in the programme. They looked somewhat between brioche and Polish sweet buns. There is one very interesting part to it though – thangzhong. It is like a roux but instead of butter, we use milk or water. This paste makes buns fluffy and light.

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Gomashio – Japanese sesame salt

gomashio

I have recently been fascinated by Timothy from Mississippi Vegan. He has just published his first book which is full of beautiful photographs and really amazing recipes. I am not vegan but I appreciate and love veggies. When I was making dinner today I was looking for some nice twist to a salad and I found this super easy but extremely delicious gomashio – Japanese sesame salt idea. Traditionally it is sprinkled on salads or rice but I think it will work great on sushi and soups! It tastes so good that I will be sprinkling it on everything.  Continue reading “Gomashio – Japanese sesame salt”