I wanted to cook aubergines today but somehow I tricked myself, there were none in the fridge even though I was sure that I had bought them.

However I had sardines in sesame sauce (yum, all the way from Japan via kokorocares.com), king oyster mushrooms and Pak Choi, so there were possibilities.
I decided to do something similar to the aubergine dish with the mushrooms, I halved and fried them and then put a miso glaze and Shichimi Togarashi on top and grilled them in the oven - I thought they were very good. The Pak Choi got blanched and served with a leftover portion of the aromatic sauce that I like so much.
In addition I dug out another product I had in the cupboard (also from kokorocares.com), a black vinegar paste that we used as rice seasoning and my husband was really happy with that one.

Golden sesame marinated sardines

Mushrooms with miso glaze

Pak Choi with aromatic sauce

Rice with black vinegar (kurozu) paste (as furikake)

Miso soup
Recipes used:
https://pickledplum.com/nasu-dengaku-recipe/print/41205/ (for inspiration only)
https://www.copymethat.com/r/q0ym1vclwi/aromatic-sauce-for-vegetables/
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