Christmas Dinner

Gyozas

Okonomiyaki plated

The seaweed salad was a hit

Cooking Okonomiyaki

A group of Juneau-ites got together for Christmas Dinner and a white elephant gift exchange.  Since I was in town, they invited me to join them.. The theme of the dinner was Japanese food.  We had lots of courses ,and ate from 5:30 to 11 pm!  It was a fun time and the food was wonderful.  Merry (belated) Christmas everyone!

The menu:

Appetizers

Gyoza  with shrimp and pork (dumplings)

Seaweed salad

California roll

Pickled ginger

Various rice crackers

Soup

Miso soup with clams

Main Course

Okonimiyaki (pancakes with vegetables and shrimp)

Yasaitame (stir fried vegetables)

Salmon Chan Chan Yaki (baked salmon with vegetables)

Beef Yakinuku (BBQ Rib Eye)

Chrysanthemum turnip (pickled turnip)

Rice

Dessert

Japanese pear pie

Green tea ice cream