Ingredients used to make Wafu Pasta (Japanese style Pasta)

Wafu pasta ( Japanese style Pasta) is the greatest example of a fusion food culture in the world, which  is an amazing pasta combination of Japanese ingredients with western food habits, especially pasta.It became famous among the Japanese these days although it was available in the market long before. It all began with a food experiment during the western occupation in Japan in 1950s, when the people began to use the Japanese ingredients to make pasta instead of traditional pasta ingredients.

There are various types of Japanese ingredients used to make Wafu pasta which provides a completely unique taste to the pasta lovers. Kobashi Tokyo Pasta in Bangkok provides the best wafu pasta in Thailand and which is expanding its branches to different locations in Bangkok. People who are wish to experience the Japanese Italian fusion food should definitely visit kobashi Tokyo pasta and I am sure you gonna love it.

There are many unique Japanese ingredients used to make wafu pasta at Kobashi Tokyo Pasta,however I have only list only some of the key ingredients used. All these ingredients will be different in each pasta dishes depending upon the requirements.

Mizuna (Japanese mustard)  

Mizuna- Kobashi Tokyo Pasta

Mizuna (Japanese mustard)

Kobashi Tokyo pasta uses the genuine Japanese ingredients to make the so called wafu pasta (Japanese Style Pasta) which may not be found in other pasta or Japanese food combinations. It is completely indigenous to Japanese people and this Green Mustard has both a long growing season and a high tolerance for cold weather, making it easy to grow. Mizuna is not only eaten raw in Japan but also may be pickled, stir-fried, simmered, or added to hot pot dishes.  With its crisp stalks and beautiful frond-like leaf, Mizuna is a wonderful and tasty addition to any salad.

Most of the traditional wafu pastas are made of this ingredient to give the real taste of Japanese pasta.

Mentaiko   

Mentaiko -Creamy Butter, Ohba, Nori, Sesame

Mentaiko Creamy Butter

It is Made by seasoning fresh Pollack (A special species of fish), or cod roe, in a salty brine producing a pink, creamy sauce. A premium olive oil balances the taste of the Mentaiko while the Shiso adds a note of herbs as a contrast to the essence of the sea, all together creating a rich, flavorful topping for any hot pasta. It is the marinated roe of pollock, and cod including is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine.

Onsen Tamago 

Onsen Tamago

Onsen Egg is a traditional Japanese boiled egg, originally slow cooked in the water of Onsen hot springs in Japan. A unique texture where the egg white tastes like delicate custard (milky and soft) is achieved by using different temperatures during the cooking process to solidify the egg yolk and egg white. Simple and delicious served with either broth or soy sauce.

Parmesan Cheese

Parmesan Cheese Kobashi Tokyo Pasta

Parmesan Cheese

Parmigiano-Reggiano called Parmesan in English after the name for it is a hard, granular cheese cooked but not pressed, named after the producing areas near Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna , and Mantova in Italy. Parmigiano-Reggiano Vecchio is aged for 18–24 months and is made from raw cow’s milk. It is usually the cheese to go with Spaghetti and other typical Italian pasta, but it also has many other uses.  The original Parmesan cheese is one of the most expensive cheeses in the world. It is commonly grated over pasta dishes, stirred into soups and risottos, and eaten on its own. It is often shaved or grated over other dishes.

Homemade Rayu

Homemade Rayu- Kobashi Tokyo Pasta

This Homemade Japanese Chili Oil (Rayu) is made by poaching chili and garlic in a variety of oils adds depth and a mild spicy aroma to the dishes. It is commonly used in Chinese cuisine, East and Southeast Asia and elsewhere particularly popular in Sichuan cuisine, it is used as an ingredient in cooked dishes as well as a condiment. It is sometimes used as a dipping sauce for meat and dim sum. Chili oil is typically red in color is made from vegetable oil, often soybean oil or sesame oil, although olive oil or other oils may be used.

Daikon Radishes

Daikon Radishes-

A refreshing daikon salad utilizes the radish’s sweetness, bitterness, and crisp texture. Daikon is rich in fiber and vitamin C and contains an abundance of amylase, an enzyme that helps in the breakdown of starch Although there are many varieties of daikon, the most common in Japan, the aokubi-daikon, has the shape of a giant carrot, approximately 20 to 35 cm (8 to 14 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) in diameter.

One of the most unusually shaped varieties of daikon cultivated in Kagoshima Prefecture is the turnip-shaped sakurajima daikon, which often grows as large as 50 cm (20 in) in diameter and weighs as much as 45 kg. The flavor is generally rather mild compared to smaller radishes. East Asian radish with a wide variety of culinary uses. Daikon is also frequently used grated and mixed intoponzu, a soy sauce and citrus juice condiment.

Shimeji Mashroom 

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Shimeji Mashroom – Wafu Pasta

It is a group of edible mushrooms native to East Asia, but also found in Northern Europe. Shimeji should always be cooked: it is not a good mushroom to serve raw due to a somewhat bitter taste, but the bitterness disappears completely upon cooking. The cooked mushroom has a pleasant, firm, slightly crunchy texture and a slightly nutty flavor. Cooking also makes this mushroom easier to digest. It can be used in soups, stews and in sauces.

Salmon Roe

salmon Roe

salmon Roe

Salmon is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of salmon fish. It is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient in the wafu pasta (Japanese style Pasta) at Kobashi restaurant.

Kobashi Tokyo Pasta at Bangkok, Thailand provides the best Wafu pasta in the country without loosing the original taste they can experience in Japan and other Western countries. Kobashi offers different dishes that can satisfy the desire to experience the real fusion of Japanese Western fusion food since Thailand also has the tradition of fusion food culture throughout its history.

Intersting Facts about Pizza

Did you know  ? Over 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year. Amazing information isn’t it? Pizza is a delicious food liked by millions of people across the globe, although it is originated in Italy(Naples). It can be made with various kinds of toppings like ham, mushroom, tomato, vegetables, spinach, bacon, seafood, cheese, and many other things depends upon the choices.

Pizza Tomato-Mizuna

Pizza Tuna-Mayo

 I have listed out some of the interesting things about Pizza while I was researching on Pizza and its history.
  • Pizza comes from the Latin word ‘Picea’ which means the “blackening of crust by fire”.
  • In the 16th century—Maria Carolina, the Queen of Naples convinced her husband, King Ferdinand IV to allow the peasant dish pizza to be made in the royal oven.
  • Over 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year.
  • Kids from 3 to 11 years of age prefer pizza over all other food groups for lunch and dinner.
  • Women are twice as likely as men to order vegetables on their pizza.
  • Pizza deliverers claim women are better tippers.
  • The world’s fastest pizza maker can make 14 pizzas in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
  • 36% of people consider pizza the perfect breakfast.
  • The longest pizza delivery was from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia.  In Italy, there is a bill to safeguard the traditional Italian pizza, specifying permissible ingredients and methods of processing. Only pizzas which follow these guidelines can be called ‘traditional Italian pizzas’, at least in Italy.

The largest pizza was at a hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the Guinness book of records , the pizza had a size of 37. 4 Meters.

Have you ever heard about the existence of Japanese Pasta? Yes, there is also many different kinds of pasta made of Japanese ingredients know as Japanese Pizza. If you want to experience the real taste of Japanese Pizza, you should either go to Japan or visit some of the best restaurants serving Japanese Pasta (WAFU PASTA) or Pizza. If you are in Bangkok (Thailand), I would have recommend you to visit Kobshi Tokyo Pasta, a Japanese Italian fusion food restaurant located two different locations in Bangkok.

Visit kobashi Tokyo Pasta to now  more about Japanese Italian fusion food and to try something different from what you have already tasted from the traditional pizza and pasta flavors.For More information visit  Kobashi Tokyo Pasta

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Pizza Mentaiko-Mayo

Pizza Chicken-Terriyaki

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PASTA

There are pasta lovers in every hook and corner of the world and they are so much passionate towards spreading the news about pasta. But how many of us really know about the various facts related with the pasta in the whole world. Even I was amazed by knowing various facts about the pasta for the first time and so, I want to share it with everyone who like to have a pasta. I have listed out some of the very common facts about the pasta and enjoy it.

  1. Miso Salmon,Broccoli,Topping Salmon Roe

    Miso Carbonara with Salmon

  2.  The word “pasta” comes from the Italian word for paste, meaning a combination of flour and water.
  3. October is National Pasta Month.
  4. The average person in Italy eats more than 51 pounds of pasta every year.
  5. The average person in North America eats about 15 pounds of pasta every year.
  6. Spinach is used to make pasta green, tomato makes pasta red and squid ink makes pasta gray. Yes, there is gray pasta.
  7. Top-quality pasta is made from durum wheat, which is grown in North Dakota.
  8. The United States produces 1.9 million tons of pasta every year, while 2.75 million tons of pasts is produced in Italy each year.
  9. There are more than 600 pasta shapes produced worldwide.
  10. Trendy men during the 18th century were called Macoronis. They wore fashionable clothes with very “high” hair and all the latest accoutrements of the time.
  11. In the 13th century, the Pope set quality standards for pasta.
  12. Popular legend has it that Marco Polo introduced pasta to Italy following his exploration of the Far East in the late 13th century.
  13. Japanese version of pasta is called “wafu Pasta”(Japanese Pasta) which is the combination of Japanese and Italian ingredients.

Gay rights activists in Italy have launched a boycott of the world’s leading pasta maker after its chairman said he would only portray the “classic family” in his advertisements and, if people objected to that, they should feel free to eat a different kind of pasta.  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/26/pasta-firm-barilla-boycott-gay

1957: Spaghetti fools
The interesting news that gained the attention of many was the BBC’s famous spaghetti harvest documentary.Hundreds of people called the corporation after the broadcast asking where they could get hold of a spaghetti bush so they could grow their own crop. Please view the following video to view the old classic April Pool prank.

Wafu Pasta (Japanese Pasta) is an another interesting fact about pasta began to grow up in the 70′s when cooks began to mix ingredients usually served on or with rice with spaghetti. Today people around the world are discovering Japanese versions of spaghetti, and there are many restaurants specializing in the dish. People considered acceptance of Wafu Pasta gave them a social acceptance in terms of westernization. For more information on Wafu pasta.

Nutrition in Pasta
  • One cup of cooked spaghetti provides about 200 calories, 40 grams of carbohydrates, less than one gram of total fat, no cholesterol and only one gram of sodium when cooked without salt.
  • Pasta is part of a well-balanced diet. Current dietary guidance calls for up to 65% of daily calories to come from carbohydrates.
  • Pasta contains six of major eight amino acids required by our body to make a healthy diet.
  • Enriched pasta is fortified with folic acid – essential for women of child-bearing age.  Pasta is a good source of folic acid, a key nutrient in a woman’s childbearing years.
  • It’s a fact: reducing calories, not carbohydrates, helps you lose weight.
Kobashi Tokyo Pasta at Bangkok, Thailand provides the best Wafu pasta in the country without loosing the original taste they can experience in Japan and other Western countries. Kobashi offers different dishes that can satisfy the desire to experience the real fusion of Japanese Western fusion food since Thailand also has the tradition of fusion food culture throughout its history.

What makes Kobashi Tokyo Pasta a unique restaurant in Bangkok?

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Peperoncino Cabbage and Bacon

What makes “Kobashi Tokyo Pasta”, a unique restaurant in Bangkok when there are hundreds of other restaurants serving different cuisines. Bangkok, I would say Thailand, is said to be the food center of the world, where we get all the cuisines across the  world along with the various genuine Thai foods. Bangkok, off course is the food hub of the world with varieties of food items that satisfy everyone with pleasant smile on their face after a dining. The major tourist destination in the south east Asia is filled with various cuisines and the Japanese foods are highly appreciated by the Thai people due to the similarities and the taste.

Still what makes the “Kobashi tokyo pasta” a unique one? Even the name seems to be wired with the combination of Tokyo and Pasta where two different cuisines basically Japanese and Italian comes together. Kobashi is unique for its WAFU PASTA (Japanese style Pasta) which is the combination of Japanese and Italian cuisines. Wafu pasta is famous now with its unique mix of ingredients consist of both Italian pasta with Japanese flavors. It became popular in Japan after world war second when the Europeans and American started consuming pasta in Japan and later began to use Japanese ingredients with the pasta. Although the  Japanese people began to accept western food after the Meiji restoration, it became so popular after the second world war. There are many restaurants across the world providing Wafu Pasta to the customers now where people began to like the new combination of the food.

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Tuna Mayo, Sweet Corn and Cherry Tomato

Tuna Mayo, Sweet Corn and Cherry Tomato

Kobashi pasta provides many pasta and other delicious food which are made of Both Japanese and Italian ingredients which are highly accepted by the Thai and foreign nationalities in Bangkok. The branch at the mall Bangkae is serving varieties of Pasta, Pizza, Hamburger,salad, Japanese Beverages and many other appetizer. As Kobashi serves the best Japanese Italian fusion food in the Bangkok, it is widely accepted by the people who loves both Japanese and Italian cuisines. The culinary goal of Kobashi is simple: to serve you the best tasting dishes made from the finest ingredients of Japanese and Italian cuisines.

Classic Pesto – Kobashi Tokyo Pasta

WAFU Pasta at Bangkok- Japanese Italian fusion food in Bangkok.

Mentaiko -Creamy Butter, Ohba, Nori, Sesame

Wafu pasta- Mentaiko -Creamy

Wafu Pasta (Japanese Style Pasta) is a major example of the fusion food culture in the world and also exhibits the acceptance of international food habit in a localized way. There has been a drastic civilization in Japan after The Meiji Restoration, which put an end to the traditional and conservative way of social life practices. This paved a way to the need for rapid social modernization with acceptance of the western food habits and social lifestyles in the society. The consumption of beef was not practiced in Japan due to the  religious believes basically the major religions of the country, Buddhist and Shinto along with the mind set of the people prohibited them from consumption. But, it has changed in 1872, when the Emperor Meiji enjoyed beef dishes and followed the custom to entertain international guests with the meat dishes.This paved the way   to the origin of  the so called “sukiyaki dish” in the modern times by constant improvements over time.

The westernization of food habits in the Japan was influenced from various countries like ,Italy, France,USA, Germany, China, Korea, India, and all. Yoshoku cuisine is the Japanese version of Western foods, and includes katsukarei raisu, omuraisu,chikin raisu, a variety of Korokke hambaagaa, gyuudonwafu bifu suteki and many others. Although the food habits were accepted, people were not habitual to the preparation of food at home until 1960s. The consumption of milk and other dairy products were also highly promoted by the Westerners after many people settled down in Japan along with the government support but, people were not interested to consume in the beginning. It is a paradoxical that even though most of the Japanese cuisines were influenced by Chinese and Korean cuisines but people were not interested to accept the food rather going for western foods as a means of reputation.

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Wafu spaghetti began to grow up in the 70′s when cooks began to mix ingredients usually served on or with rice with spaghetti. Today people around the world are discovering Japanese versions of spaghetti, and there are many restaurants specializing in the dish. People considered acceptance of Wafu Pasta gave them a social acceptance in terms of westernization. As foreign foods and styles of cooking have been embraced for cooking in the home, with their original tastes altered to conform with Japanese preferences, a large-scale fusion of foreign and traditional cuisines has taken place.

After the second world war, spaghetti became popular in Japan: spaghetti Naporitan (Napolitan) was an exotic Western-style (wafuu or yoshoku) meal intended to be like the spaghetti and tomato sauce eaten by the American troops. This Pasta was greatly accepted by people as a way of imitating western food culture and became a localized food due to the mix of Japanese gradients.

Japanese-style Italian restaurants will usually offer pasta, pizza, and maybe risotto, made mostly with local ingredients which is becoming famous in both Japan and other Asian and Western countries too. Although there are many Japanese restaurants in Thailand, Japanese Italian fusion food stand aside for its unique taste and varieties. Kobashi Tokyo Pasta at Gateway Ekkamai, is a unique restaurant serving the Wafu Pasta with its unique environment.

Kobashi Tokyo Pasta offers various types of Wafu Pasta in Bangkok for the pasta lovers with different flavors and tastes. Everyone can experience the Wafu pasta at Bangkok as the major the tourist destination of the South East Asia and the food center of the world. Bangkok is blessed with various international restaurants serving their regional cuisines. Japanese cuisines are widely accepted in Thailand and the people are interested in trying different Japanese dishes all the time. So the Wafu Pasta is considered to be common in the county as the people like to taste the fusion foods. Kobashi Tokyo Pasta at Gateway Ekkamai provides the best Wafu pasta in the country without loosing the original taste they can experience in Japan and other Western countries. Kobashi offers different dishes that can satisfy the desire to experience the real fusion of Japanese Western fusion food since Thailand also has the tradition of fusion food culture throughout its history.

Miso Salmon,Broccoli,Topping Salmon Roe

Pasta -Miso Salmon

Anybody who wish to try the Wafu Pasta, instead of going to Japan can try from the Kobashi Tokyo Pasta restaurant in Bangkok. They serve various menu which are made of real in gradients  of the Japanese food so people can experience the best Japanese and Wafu Pasta in Thailand at the best price. Visit Kobashi Tokyo Pasta review the various menu and experience the real taste.

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Pizza_Mentaiko-Mayo at Kobashi