Chanko Nabe Recipe
Chanko Nabe is a very popular style of hot pot dish in Japan.  A lot of vegetables and meat can be cooked in seasoned broth at the same time at the dinner table as you eat. It is an easy and great hot dish in winter time.
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Tempura Soba Recipe
Tempura Soba is hot Soba noodle soup with Tempura.  Light Soba noodles in tasty soup could be a great everyday lunch.  With Tempura, the dish is hearty and fulfilling enough to be dinner too. There are a lot of Soba restaurants to get Tempura Soba in Japan (lucky for people there).  Even if you don’t have such…
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Chicken Tatsutaage Recipe
Tatsutaage is like Karaage, seasoned and deep-fried meat or fish.  Just like our Saba Tatsutaage, chicken pieces are marinated in soy sauce, rolled in Katakuriko (potato starch) instead of wheat flour, and deep-fried.  Tatsutaage may be a little lighter and crispier than Karaage.
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Cucumber with Sesame Seeds
Cucumber with Sesame Seeds is such a simple salad but a great small side dish. It takes literally no time to make it. The only tip here is to pound cucumbers with a pestle or a rolling pin to break them apart instead of cutting with a knife. Having a rough surface on the cucumbers makes seasonings adhere well.
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Tsukune Recipe
Tsukune are Japanese chicken meat balls with a kind of Teriyaki sauce and are popular at Yakitori restaurants. Often times, small Tsukune meat balls are skewered on bamboo sticks and grilled on the coal barbecue grill, but they don’t have to be. Here they are shaped like small hamburger steaks and cooked in a frying…
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Tako Sunomono (Octopus Salad) Recipe
Tako Sunomono (Octopus Salad) is a refreshing take on traditional Japanese Sunomono, featuring thinly sliced cucumber and tender pieces of octopus tossed in a light, sweet-tangy vinegar dressing. Crisp, clean, and beautifully balanced, it’s a wonderful side dish—especially alongside richer main courses, where the bright acidity helps cleanse the palate. It also makes an elegant appetizer…
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Kakitamajiru Recipe
Kakitamajiru is a kind of Sumashijiru, a Japanese clear soup, but with an egg. It looks similar to the famous Chinese egg drop soup, but the flavor is totally different. Kakitamajiru is made from Dashi (or Ichiban Dashi), and it has a subtle but nice Umami (savory flavor). The soft yellow egg and green Mitsuba, Japanese…
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Kushikatsu Recipe
Kushikatsu is pieces of deep-fried pork, like Tonkatsu, on a skewer. It is a comfort food Japanese people love. There are a lot of Kushikatsu restaurants/bars in Japan, and it is usually a kind of food you eat out of the house, however, it is easy to make at home for dinner or a fun dish to serve…
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Shrimp Gyoza Recipe
Shrimp Gyoza are Japanese dumplings filled with a flavorful mixture of shrimp and vegetables, wrapped in delicate gyoza wrappers, then pan-fried and steamed to perfection. Compared to classic pork gyoza, they have a lighter taste and a delightfully plump, bouncy texture. Dip them in a tangy sauce with a touch of chili oil for the…
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Miso Dengaku with Konnyaku Recipe
Miso Dengaku is cooked vegetables anTofu (usually baked or boiled) and topped with a sweet and salty Miso sauce. Miso Dengaku can be a dish for dinner, but also a great appetizer for drinks.
