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Curry Udon Recipe

Curry Udon Recipe

Curry Udon is hot Udon noodles in a curry soup and is one of the popular items on menus at Udon restaurants in Japan.  These hearty noodles are loved by a lot of Japanese people even though it is not really like the more traditional clear Udon soup.  From time to time, especially in colder months, everyone craves the warmth of rich and heavy flavors of Curry dishes, like Curry Rice and Curry Udon.  Although making authentic Curry Udon is not as simple as just replacing rice with Udon, it is quite easy to make restaurant-style Curry Udon to serve at home.

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Broiled Chicken Wings Recipe

Broiled Chicken Wings

Chicken wings called Tebasaki in Japan are one of the most popular items for bar menus as a snack or appetizer dish. Tebasaki is often seasoned and deep-fried or coated with sauce after being fried.  Salty and greasy chicken wings always go perfectly with alcohol drinks.  Broiled Chicken Wings is no exception either, only better.  Our chicken wings are broiled in the oven instead of deep-fried, so they are healthier, and it is easier to clean up afterward since there is not a large amount of hot oil involved. The taste, however, is not compromised at all.  Tebasaki flavored with sesame oil and garlic is very appetizing, and we guarantee that you’ll want to have more chicken and more drinks.

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Mix Juice Recipe

Mix Juice

Mix Juice is another popular item from old fashioned cafes or Kissaten in Japan.  Mix Juice is just blended fruit juice like smoothies, but it has been around way longer than today’s smoothies.  The mixture of different kinds of fruits, common kinds such as banana, tangerine, and apple, with milk has a simple taste, but it has universal appeal to people.

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Everyday Miso Soup

Everyday Miso Soup

Miso Soup is one of the most important dishes in Japanese cuisine.  It comes with every meal, every day, with meals using Steamed Rice as a main starch.  Because we eat Miso Soup so often, we try to simplify the process of making it, and add more variations to it so that we don’t get tired of eating it. Everyday Miso Soup is Miso Soup for everyday living, combining Japanese tradition with cleaning up leftovers.

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Taco Rice Recipe

Taco Rice

Taco Rice is a Mexican themed rice bowl dish that originated in Okinawa, a Japanese island far south of the rest of Japan.  Although this is something they thought to be like the flavors of Mexico, its taste is very much altered to Japanese liking.  Taco Rice does vaguely resemble Mexican food in terms of using ingredients like cooked ground beef, tomatoes and avocado, but other than that, it is not very Mexican at all.  However, the dish became so popular in Okinawa that it is spreading out all over Japan, and now it can be seen in a lot of restaurants and cafes outside Okinawa.

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Sashimi Recipe

Sashimi recipe

Sashimi is sliced raw fish and has been eaten by Japanese people for hundreds of years.  Usually Sashimi is served with Soy Sauce to dip, but sometimes salt or citrus juice is preferred for some fish.  Sashimi is an essential part of Japanese cuisine, and it is becoming more and more popular outside Japan too.

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Tamagoyaki Sandwich Recipe

Tamagoyaki Sandwich Bento

Tamagoyaki Sandwich is a popular choice for Japanese Bento lunch.  Tamagoyaki, pan-fried egg, is a quick but delicious filling for sandwiches.  Just make some eggs into a thick frittata-like shape, which takes no time, sandwich the eggs with bread slices, and that’s it.  Oh – don’t forget to spread some Japanese mayo and Karashi hot mustard.  That’s the key taste of this dish.  Tangy Japanese mayonnaise and spicy mustard go very well with mild flavored cooked eggs.  To build your Bento, pack your favorite vegetables and fruits to add more nutrition along with the sandwich.  Choose colorful ones to please the eyes of your family.  There are other easy and tasty sandwich recipes in our cook book Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go.  We have over 140 Bento recipes for both main and side dishes.  Simply Bento is available online and at book stores.

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Teriyaki Chicken Bento Recipe

Teriyaki Chicken Bento

Teriyaki Chicken Bento is a simple and easy Bento you can make for you and your family.  Pan-fried chicken coated with a sweet and salty sauce is good hot and also at room temperature.  It is a great dish for a Bento lunch.  Chicken can be made the night ahead so that you can eat some for dinner and leave some for next day’s Bento.  Just heat chicken up in the morning, and add lettuce and cherry tomatoes along with Steamed Rice in the Bento box.  If you are an early bird, you can of course make the whole thing in the morning.  This recipe is from our cook book Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go.  There are over 140 Bento recipes for both main and side dishes.  Simply Bento is available online and at book stores.

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