Salmon and Shimeji mushroom spaghetti is a pasta dish flavored with Japanese seasonings. People in Japan love Italian spaghetti and other pasta dishes, but for everyday meals, they often make pasta in a Japanese style like this. While boiling water and cooking spaghetti, prepare all the ingredients and start cooking salmon and vegetables. That way,…
Yakiudon (焼きうどん) is a dish of stir-fried Udon noodles with meat and vegetables. It’s so easy and quick to make that it’s more akin to home cooking than restaurant fare. Typically, Yakiudon is seasoned with soy sauce or salt, but in this recipe, it’s flavored mainly with savory Tonkatsu sauce, giving it a taste similar…
These are 6 delicious homemade ramen recipes you can try at home. Scroll down to see the links to all of the recipes including video instructions. Ramen (ラーメン) is one of the most popular Japanese foods. Chinese style noodles are served in a savory broth and topped with sliced meat and vegetables. Common flavors of…
An-doughnut, or Sweet Red Bean Doughnut, is a type of Japanese-style doughnut. It is a deep-fried confectionery and a variant of traditional doughnuts with a Japanese twist, containing Anko sweet red bean paste as a filling. Variations of this old-fashioned doughnut have been cherished in Japanese food culture for centuries, and it remains one of…
Tuna-mayo is a simple tuna salad that consists of canned tuna and Japanese mayonnaise, and tuna-mayo rice bowl (ツナマヨ丼) is an easy donburi rice bowl dish with tuna-mayo placed on a bowl of steamed rice. Tuna-mayo is one of the most popular fillings for Onigiri rice balls sold at any convenience stores in Japan. Creamy…
Natto (納豆) is a traditional Japanese food that is made from fermented soy beans. It is packed with nutrients such as vitamins, proteins, and minerals. While there are so many health benefits, Natto is probably among the least favored Japanese foods by non-Japanese people. The texture is slimy, and there is a distinct smell that…
Rice Bowl with Egg and Silky Sauce (Tamago Ankake, 卵あんかけ丼）is a dish where a thickened, savory starchy sauce with egg is poured over rice. This mildly flavored, simple rice bowl dish is perfect for any time of day, but especially convenient during crunch time. It takes no more than 15 minutes from start to finish….
The Spicy Tuna Roll is a type of Sushi Roll (Makizushi or Makimono) that features sashimi-grade raw tuna seasoned with a spicy sauce and other seasonings. It is then rolled up with Sushi Rice and Nori (roasted seaweed). This roll represents a fusion creation that combines traditional Japanese sushi elements with American preferences for bold…
Butter Corn Ramen is a type of ramen famous in the Hokkaido region. It’s topped with corn cooked in butter, which makes the soup creamy and rich, with a delicate balance of buttery flavor and the sweetness of corn. Our Butter Corn Ramen offers an easy homemade version. Since we use store-bought chicken broth as…
Today’s miso soup is with Somen Noodles. Somen are dried thin vermicelli noodles made mainly from wheat flour. They are most often eaten cold in summer, but are nice in hot soup too. Because Somen are so thin, the cooking time is very fast. And that means they will get soft if left sitting in…