Learn to cook Japanese cuisine
This Japanese Style Braised Eggplant Recipe is simple to prepare and a healthy dish. Braised eggplant or 茄子の煮びたし (nasu no nibitashi) is cooked with soy sauce and ginger. It isn’t often served at restaurants, except as appetizer in izakayas (Japanese bars). However, it is often …
Harusame Salad with Beef Strips Recipe is healthy, easy to make, and tastes delicious. Harusame noodles are loaded with strips of beef, slices of red onions, and topped with cucumbers, yellow and red peppers. It’s a balanced meal containing carbohydrates, protein, and loads of vegetables. …
This Healthy Japanese Shiraae Recipe is a classic Japanese dish made from creamy tofu, soy sauce, miso, and a mixture of vegetables. This vegetarian-friendly dish is healthy and super easy to make. So let’s get started! Shiraae comes from two different words. Shira means “white” …
This Eggplant and Chicken Nanbanzuke recipe is often made in the summer because it is served chilled and easy to make. Chicken thighs often have a lot of fat, but the vinegar from the sauce creates a refreshing aftertaste. Eggplant is also often harvested in …
Tsukune is a Japanese chicken meatball. Restaurants often skewer them, cook them on a grill and flavor them with a kind of teriyaki sauce. In this recipe, I show how to cook tsukune at home on a stove top with homemade tsukune sauce. I shaped …
Kinpira is a style of cooking. In this Japanese kinpira recipe I used konnyaku and carrots. It can be made with peppers, baby bamboo sprouts, chikuwa and others. It is often made with gobo and called kinpira gobo. Gobo is difficult to find in the …
Asazuke is similar to tsukemono, but the method of cooking is quite different. Tsukemono can take days to cook while asazuke can be prepared and finished in less than 60 minutes! It is perfect for sides to accompany your main dish. Pickled vegetable asazuke contains …
I lived in Japan for 4 years, and hadn’t heard of nikumaki onigiri until my wife recently introduced them to me. Evidently, there are special restaurants that specialize in nikumaki onigiri and they have recently become famous. At home, parent sometimes make nikumaki onigiri to …
My mom often made this Japanese gyoza recipe for us when we were kids. It’s an authentic recipe that we often made at home. The recipe is quite easy, but I’ve noticed that the wrapping method is difficult for new people. I’ve taught it to …
Japanese often make this classic potato salad recipe at home. It’s similar to western potato salad, but is flavored with dashi and sometimes rice vinegar. This recipe includes the best of classic mashed potatoes and combines it with a textural crunch. If you’re a potato …