{"id":5984,"date":"2022-05-04T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:54:56","slug":"asian-american-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/asian-american-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian American Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-side-view-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month\u2026it feels kinda important these days. It\u2019s a good excuse to eat Asian type foods because eating is universal, all-inclusive, joyous and loved by everyone. If you\u2019ve been to this space before, you\u2019ve probably seen me try to cook the local Hawaiian type favorites, but this month I wanted to try a couple of off-beat Asian-American dishes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sushi Bake<\/b><br \/>\nHave you ever tried this? It seems like an oxymoron, I know\u2026who <i>bakes sushi?<\/i> But believe me, this was so easy (and you know me, I <i>love<\/i> easy) and so <i>good.<\/i> It\u2019s basically built in layers like you see above, with prepared <i>sushi rice, furikake<\/i> (rice sprinkles) and a mixture of fake crab, green onion, mayo and sriracha for some kick. The orange fish roe <i>(masago)<\/i> is added for crunchy texture.<\/p>\n<p>You then bake it in your toaster oven for a bit (there are gobs of recipes online if you want to learn more) and it\u2019s pretty much done. The point to baking this seems to neutralize the richness of the mayo mixture so that it not only warms it, it makes it more palatable and easier to eat. You could eat this cold, but I have a feeling you\u2019d get tired of it in a few bites.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I added chunks of avocado and cucumber as a topping before serving. It\u2019s basically a deconstructed California Roll in a casserole.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-avocado-cucumber-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To eat this, all you do is get some <i>nori<\/i> (seaweed) sheets and roll your own. It makes a great communal dish to serve on your dining table. Try it\u2014it\u2019s pretty habit forming.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baked-Cali-Roll-handheld-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I was thinking about AAPI Month, I remembered a story that my mother told me about our family during WWII. No, I\u2019m not <i>that<\/i> old, but my parents\u2019 generation goes back that far and a lot of Japanese-American history goes back that far. It seems my Aunt (mother\u2019s side) was in Japan when the war broke out. The family lost all contact and did not know her whereabouts until the war ended. During the official surrender ceremonies, my Uncle (my aunt\u2019s brother) who was a Japanese language expert for the U.S. military, met by sheer chance, the English expert for the Japanese Imperial Army. He was also a Japanese-American who served the Japanese when the war started.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to understand how Japanese-Amercans were living and working on both sides of the Pacific Ocean back then, and how the great War forced everyone to prove their loyalties just to survive. The two men introduced themselves and upon learning the American interpreter\u2019s name, the Japanese officer found out that his wife in Japan and this man had the same last name, and that he was actually married to his sister. They were brothers-in-law who had never met before, and here they saw each other for the first time during Japan\u2019s surrender to America to end World War II. The men shook hands, my Japanese uncle simply said to my American uncle, \u201cLook me up in Japan,\u201d and he drove off. This encounter was briefly mentioned in John Toland\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning book, <i>The Rising Sun,<\/i> and I\u2019ve always found it a fascinating part of not only our family, but of Japanese-American history in general.<\/p>\n<p>OK, history class dismissed\u2014back to the tasty stuff.<\/p>\n<p><b>Curry Chicken<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I really don\u2019t know where this recipe originates, but it\u2019s good with rice! And it\u2019s <i>easy <\/i>(there\u2019s that word again).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plated-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the recipe I used in case you want to try:<\/p>\n<p><strong>CURRY MUSTARD CHICKEN<\/strong><br \/>\n1\/2 cup warmed honey<br \/>\n1\/2 cup Dijon mustard<br \/>\n1\/4 cup soy sauce<br \/>\n2 tsp curry powder<br \/>\n2 cloves minced garlic<br \/>\nChicken legs and thighs<\/p>\n<p>Mix first five ingredients and pour over chicken pieces. Bake at 375\u00b0F for 1 hour. Baste occasionally to prevent chicken drying out.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-prepped-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI suggest using a disposable pan or lining yours with foil because this gets sticky.<\/p>\n<p>Baste occasionally to prevent chicken drying out.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-marinade-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not bad, huh? I was actually thinking of doing <i>Shoyu Chicken<\/i> for Asian American Month, but this was a much more interesting alternative.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chicken-plate-held-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year I did some typical Hawaiian local favorites, so if you\u2019re interested you can check them out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/local-kine-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><b>here,<\/b><\/span><\/a> and celebrate Asian American Month some more!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nsource:\u00a0Toland, John. The Rising Sun, The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945, Random House 1970<\/p>\n<p>Products used in this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/etzlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><b><i>Micom Toaster Oven ET-ZLC30<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that these recipes were not tested by Zojirushi America.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month\u2026it feels kinda important these days. It\u2019s a good excuse to eat Asian type foods because eating is universal, all-inclusive, joyous and loved by everyone. 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