Learn to cook Japanese cuisine
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 …
This cold and spicy somen noddle recipe is a refreshing and easy meal to make on a hot, summer day. Generally, somen is dipped in a soy sauce based flavor, but in this recipe, I used hot paste to create a cold, but spicy dish. …
Nikujaga is a traditional Japanese dish primarily made of two ingredients: niku (meat) and jagaimo (potatoes). It is one of the most popular comfort food in Japan. In this recipe, I used thinly sliced beef, stewed with potatoes, carrots, and onions. I also added snow peas! …
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 …
Cabbage roll or (ロールキャベツ) is a popular dish made by wrapping ground meat and diced onions in cabbage and simmering in a seasoned soup. It is a popular western-style Japanese food (yoshoku), just like hamburger steak, omurice, spaghetti napolitan, potato salad, and tonkatsu. Japanese cabbage …
Somen is a seasonal Japanese dish served in the summer time. I lived in Japan for four years, and was surprised that the summers were so hot! Sometimes, I stopped by a restaurant and cooled down with cold somen noodles. I often wondered, why aren’t …
Japanese-style teriyaki chicken thighs are juicy and tender. They are easy to make and are an authentic Japanese dish. Japanese often make this dish at home. It is my favorite way to eat chicken legs and tastes amazing. It also does not require bottled teriyaki …
Gyudon literally means “beef bowl” in Japanese. It is served in many Japanese fast food restaurants. Sweet and savory, it is easy to make and topped on a mound of plain steamed rice. Today, I’m going to share with you the Japanese beef rice bowl …
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 …