Ninjin Shirishiri (人参しりしり) is pan-fried julienned carrot with scrambled egg. It is originally a popular local dish from Okinawa, a very southern island in Japan. But Ninjin Shirishiri now is spread all over the country and became a side dish many people eat for meals and Bento lunch boxes.
Hire Katsu is a kind of Tonkatsu pork cutlet using a different cut of pork, tenderloin. Hire (“hee-ray”) means Fillet in Japanese, and smaller…
Tuna Poke is raw Tuna cut into cubes and marinaded with a spicy soy-based sauce. Poke is actually a Hawaiian dish, but Japanese immigrants…
Inari Sushi or Inarizushi (いなり寿司) is a kind of sushi or rice ball. Sushi rice is stuffed in seasoned Aburaage tofu pouches. This recipe…
Aspara Bacon (アスパラベーコン) is asparagus spears wrapped with a bacon strip and pan-fried. It doesn’t sound like a very Japanese dish, but it is…
Stuffed Shiitake Mushroom (椎茸の肉詰め), Shiitake Nikuzume, is Shiitake mushrooms stuffed with ground meat and cooked with Teriyaki sauce. It is just like Renkon Hasamiyaki,…
Tempura Donburi (天ぷら丼) is a Tempura bowl, fried vegetables and seafood over rice with sauce. It is also called Tendon for short. It is…
Tamago Zosui (卵雑炊) is rice porridge or risotto cooked with eggs. This mild tasting simple food is great at any time, but especially good…
Tanuki Soba (たぬき蕎麦) is hot Soba noodles in soup with Tenkasu fried Tempura batter bits. It is a Soba dish with a pretty simple…