Cold Somen
Somen is a very thin type of Japanese noodle made of wheat flour. It’s most commonly eaten cold as a light summer meal, accompanied by dipping sauce …
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Mentsuyu
Mentsuyu literally translates as noodle sauce (NOT pasta sauce. Very different!). It is most commonly used as a dipping sauce with cold noodles, and as a soup …
Tofu-Pork Hamburg Steak
Hamburg steak! That’s the real name friends! For someone who’s taught English as a second language in Japan, “hamburg” is one of those Janglish words …
Wakatake Ni
Spring has a very strong atmosphere of renewal in Japan. Everywhere you look, there are signs of new beginnings, from the parks full of cherry …
Braised Hijiki
Hijiki is a nutritional powerhouse, replete with fibre and a variety of essential minerals. It is sold in dried form, and when soaked in water …
Tofu Dressing
In Japanese this dish is called shira ae, or ‘white dressing’. It’s a type of aemono, meaning ‘dressed thing’. Other types of aemono include goma ae (sesame seed dressing), miso ae (miso dressing), karashi …
Shiitake and Naganegi Stir-fry
Shiitake mushrooms are rich in glutamate, an amino acid responsible for umami, the 5th taste sensation (after sweet, sour, bitter and salty). The texture of …
Soy Sauce Pickled Jabara Cucumber
This dish is a type of tsukemono, or “pickled thing”. What’s special about this Japanese recipe is the way the cucumbers are cut. Score one side …
Deep-fried Lotus Root Sandwiches
Lotus root, known as renkon in Japanese, is the underwater rhizome of the aquatic lotus plant. Slice one open sideways and you’ll find a bunch of holes. …
Sweet Miso-Braised Eggplant and Green Pepper
This Japanese recipe is a typical osouzai, or everyday side dish – it’s quick, easy, yummy, and goes well with rice! If you can’t find the …
Simmered Cod with Grated Daikon
In Japanese, this dish is called tara no mizore ni, or sleet-simmered cod. ‘Sleet?’ you may be wondering, ‘as in the mushy half-melted snow that is …
Tamagoyaki
Tamagoyaki, literally meaning ‘cooked egg’, is a dish in which thin layers of egg crepe are rolled into a log. Although it is thought of …