[Weekly Menu] Bring the bamboo steamer straight to the table|Just pack the steamer—5 days of autumn🍂

The Art of Japanese Cooking
6 Video Views·Oct 7, 2026

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Day 1 00:26
▼Salmon Steamed with Shio-koji, Lemon, and Butter
・Per serving... [1 fillet fresh salmon, 1/2 tbsp shio-koji, 1/4 onion, 1/2 tbsp sake, 1 tsp lemon juice, lemon slices, 5–6g butter, black pepper] + a splash of soy sauce if needed
▼Steamed vegetables, egg
⏳Steaming time → 10–15 minutes

Day 2 04:05
▼Mushroom Scrambled Eggs
[50g total shimeji & enoki mushrooms, 5g butter, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp milk, pinch of salt, splash of soy sauce, black pepper]
▼Baguette
▼Steamed vegetables
▼Steamed apple
⏳Steaming time → 10–15 minutes total

Day 3 07:36
▼Eggplant & Miso-Glazed Ground Pork Bowl
[1 eggplant, 100g ground pork, 50g maitake mushrooms, 1 clove ginger, 1/2–1 tbsp miso, 1/2 tbsp mirin, 1 tsp sake, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp cane sugar, potato starch slurry (1/2 tsp potato starch + 1/2 tsp water)]
▼Scrambled Eggs
[2 eggs, 1 tbsp milk, pinch of salt, black pepper, splash of sesame oil]
▼Stir-fried Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes
▼Miso Soup with Thick Fried Tofu, Sweet Potato, and Onion
⏳Steaming time: 10–15 minutes total

Day 4 11:31
▼Cod and Mushrooms Steamed in Sake
▼Pumpkin Steamed with Sesame Miso
[150–180g pumpkin, 1 tbsp ground sesame seeds, 1/2 tbsp miso, 1/2 tbsp mirin, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp cane sugar (adjust based on pumpkin's sweetness)]
▼Marinated Red Cabbage
▼Salted Rice Ball
▼Miso Soup with Tofu and Aosa Seaweed
⏳Steaming time: 10–15 minutes

Day 5 15:14
▼Lotus Root & Steamed Shumai (Open-faced Dumplings)
[50g ground pork, 20g green onion (approx. 5cm), 20g maitake mushrooms
2 tsp sake, 1 tsp oyster sauce, dash of soy sauce, dash of cane sugar, pepper, lotus root]
▼Carrot Shirishiri (Stir-fried Carrot & Egg)
▼Broccoli
⏳Steaming time: 10–15 minutes