Takenoko Gohan (Rice with Bamboo Shoot)
One of the tenets of washoku (Japanese cuisine) is its respect for nature’s seasons. All ingredients have a shun, a window of time in which …
Temarizushi
Temarizushi is a ball of sushi rice topped with fish, meat, egg and or vegetables. It gets its name from the temari ball, a traditional children’s toy made …
Green Pea Rice
Rice is central to most Japanese meals. It is often dressed up according to the season, or in celebration of something. For example: on March …
Chirashizushi
Outside of Japan, when most people hear the word “sushi” they think of raw fish. However, fish is only one of any number of possible toppings …
How to make sushi rice
Many people living outside of Japan associate the word sushi to raw fish. That’s not entirely off the mark, as raw fish is a common …
How to cook Japanese rice
Japanese people are known for their love of rice. It’s so central to the traditional Japanese meal that the word for cooked rice also means …
Chicken Soborodon
This donburi dish features rice topped with deliciously flavoured minced chicken, softly sweet egg, and crisp snow peas. You can make both chicken and egg soboro …
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 …