Oyakodon
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Oyakodon is a classic donburi (rice bowl), and it translates to “parent and child bowl”. The name comes from …
Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki is a cooking technique in which the main ingredient is glazed in a soy-based, sweetened sauce while cooking. The name itself refers to the shine …
Washoku-Style Stuffed Piman
Piman comes from the French word piment, meaning pepper. Japanese piman taste like green bell peppers, but are about a third of the size. This makes them …
Umeboshi Shiso Tsukune
Tsukune is what we call meatballs made of minced chicken. The name comes from the verb tsukuneru, which means to knead and shape. That should give …
Pork Shogayaki
Shogayaki means cooked (yaki) with ginger (shoga). The mouthwatering smell of ginger makes shogayaki a very popular staple in the Japanese household. But the ginger isn’t only there …
Chicken and Daikon Nimono
Nimono means simmered (niru) thing (mono). In this nimono dish, the chicken is first cooked skin-side down, generating a lot of oil. You can remove …
Yuanyaki Salmon
Yuanyaki means cooked (yaki) Yuan-style. During the Edo era (1603-1868) there lived a tea ceremony master named Yuan Kitamura (or Yuan Katada). He also happened …