Takikomi Gohan is seasoned steamed rice with meat and vegetables. It’s also called Gomoku Gohan (5 ingredients rice). Takikomi Gohan is great freshly cooked for dinner but also wonderful cold in Bento.
Sliced raw onion is often used in dishes such as salads and sandwiches in Japan. It is great for our Potato Salad, too. Onion…
Edamame have become so popular outside Japan today. Edamame is green (young) soy beans in pods. It is usually served as an appetizer with…
Hijiki Nimono is another home-cooking Japanese dish for everyday meals. Hijiki has a slender strip or thread-like shape. Typically, dried hijiki is sold in very…
Tatsutaage is like Karaage, seasoned and deep-fried meat and fish. Here we lightly marinaded Saba (mackerel) with soy sauce and Sake, rolled in Katakuriko…
Yakitomorokoshi is grilled corn brushed with soy sauce. It is loved by Japanese people at fairs and festivals and it is one of the…
There are lots of recipes to make salads using Daikon radish in Japan. Daikon is a very common vegetable Japanese people use all year…
Pork Shogayaki is another popular dish for lunch and dinner in Japan. The flavors of spicy ginger (shoga) and soy sauce with a touch…
Tsukemono are pickled vegetables. There are many kinds that are pickled in many ways, using salt, vinegar, Miso, rice bran, etc. Tsukemono get rich…