Beef Rolled Mochi is a dish where Mochi rice cake is wrapped and rolled with thinly sliced beef, then cooked in a sweet and…

This simple salad is made with fuyu persimmon and small radish which are both in season during fall through winter. Known as the national…

Raisin Butter is a nostalgic appetizer in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. It’s a simple mixture of butter and raisins shaped into a…

Spinach and Chicken Salad with Sesame Sauce is a variation of Spinach Salad with Sesame Sauce. It’s also called Gomaae. By adding chicken, the…

Fried Wontons are a popular Chinese dish made from wonton wrappers which are filled with a mixture of ingredients like ground meat (such as…

Honey Sesame Chicken Wings are deep-fried wings coated with honey sesame sauce. These are very easy to make and a great appetizer for holiday…

No-Fold Gyoza are Gyoza dumplings with pork filling but without complicated folding. Usually, you seal the Gyoza skin to keep the filling neatly inside…

In our mini-series of Japanese Cooking 101 in Kyoto, we are going to different stores from traditional to trendy, and show you a glimpse…

Garlic Edamame are stir-fried and seasoned whole Edamame pods with garlic sauce. It is not the traditional Japanese Edamame appetizer, which is usually simply…