Gobo no Nikumaki
Nikumaki refers to vegetables wrapped (maki) in meat (niku). The meat used for wrapping is usually thinly sliced beef, although pork is also common. You …
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Crispy Chicken with Tomato Ponzu
Ponzu is a citrus-based sauce made by mixing vinegar and lemon, lime, or other Japanese citrus fruits such as daidai, yuzu, or sudachi. Ponzu shoyu contains both ponzu and …
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 …
Satoimo Nimono
The term nimono comes from the combination of niru, or to simmer, boil or stew; and mono, which means ‘thing’. Satoimo is a small variety of taro …
Green Beans and Corn with Sesame
Looking for a healthy, quick & easy side dish for a busy weeknight dinner? Look no further, we’ve got you covered with this simple yummy …
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 …
Kabocha soboroni
Soboroni refers to any dish in which minced meat (soboro) is simmered (niru). You can make soboro with minced beef, pork or chicken, fish flakes, bits …
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 …