I was asked to take the lead in a new family tradition this year. Each child will cook a full dinner for the rest of the family on Christmas eve. I am taking on the first year as the oldest (of four). I decided to cook some of my Japanese food favorites. There were actually a few more courses that did not make the cut because I hastilly shot the photos while trying to get 8+ courses out to 7 people. From top to bottom: Saba sashimi with pickled eggplant, hiyayako, deep fried shishito, yama imo, and a daikon soup with negi and kinoko.

December 25th, 2009 by John (Cho-Tabetai)