Although Zojirushi has a great reputation for quality and durability, here at Yum Asia, we sometimes received e-mails from customers who expressed concern about the Sumiflon inner bowl and asking if there were any alternatives. A lot of people, for various reasons, like to avoid Teflon – mostly due to PTFE (most Teflon/similar materials have been PFOA free since 2015). ...
Traditionally made with lamb or mutton, it can be made with chicken or beef as well. On this occasion we only had chicken to hand and it was delicious. Cooking this on the slow cook feature on the Sakura meant we could set it and leave it, knowing it would switch to keep warm once the cooking was complete. You ...
Tender beef with a flavourful kick from central Europe. Perfect for a cool evening or hearty filling meal. Serve with rice, noodles, good quality bread (for sauce dunking) or a home made creamy mash for a winning combination. Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made! ...
A lovely, delicately spiced apple cake which just has to be good for you – it has apples in it! Perfect with custard, ice cream or whipped cream, this is a no-fuss dessert which will wow everyone who tries it! If you don’t want to make the effort of making the batter yourself, you can buy a standard cake mix ...
To help a little, here is a delicious carrot cake recipe with optional cream cheese icing. To help the cake last longer, you can always store the icing separately in a tight fitting tupperware box in the fridge and add to individual pieces of cake when you want to eat it. Although, with the Yum Asia team around, there is ...
Onigiri (pronounced oh-nee-gee-ree) is a delicious snack at any time of the day and can be customised to be vegetarian very easily. It’s a great portable snack too and works very well for a breakfast on the run! Onigiri is a ‘rice ball’ (even though it’s triangular in shape!) that mostly has a savoury filling and is wrapped in nori ...
Made with delicious home-made french baguette from dough made in the Zojirushi BB-HAQ10 bread maker and sun-dried tomato pesto. You can buy sun-dried tomato pesto ready-made, but we make our own – it’s easy to do and we find it’s nicer than shop-bought! The sun-dried tomato pesto will last for around a week in the fridge. It’s also delicious mixed through pasta ...
Pair this with our Mexican rice recipe for a real feast! Served great with whole wheat Tortillas or plain if you prefer. This recipe is non-offensive and a good filling meal for novice and experienced Mexican foodies alike. ...
A spicy, fragrant dish making use of fiery harissa paste and ras-al- hanout Moroccan spice blend. Usually cooked and served in a tagine (earthenware pot) but stews perfectly in a rice cooker. Serve with long grain rice, cous cous, a nice warm pitta or flatbread straight from the oven! Making the spice mix yourself gives the dish a fresher and ...
We recently received this recipe from one of our happy customers with a note of explanation about the recipe. Zoji Fan says “I bought my rice cooker from you and it was delivered last week. I was especially keen to try out the sweet rice function as my family love to eat Cantonese Sticky Rice. Traditionally, the uncooked rice has ...