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Rice balls - Onigiri wrapped in seaweed resembling mummies on a plate, set on an orange spiderweb-patterned background. Spooky Halloween theme.

Halloween Mummy Rice Balls - Onigiri

Halloween Mummy rice balls, or Onigiri as the Japanese call them.

Onigiri with peas, egg and peas on a white plate with blue designs. A blue teapot in the background on a dark surface.

Onigiri with Bacon Egg and Peas

Japanee savoury rice balls, locally known as onigiri or o-musubi could lay claim to the title of the world's oldest convenience food.

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A black plate of stir-fried udon noodles with meat, red peppers, cabbage, and carrots on a patterned table mat. Bright and appetizing colors.

Miso Yaki Udon

It's a very simple stir fry udon noodle dish that's easy to create and very quick to prepare.

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Yaki Onigir in Ochazuke with seaweed, sesame seeds, and greens on a blue pattern tablecloth. Another bowl and spoon are visible.

Yaki Onigiri in Ochazuke

Yaki Onigiri in Ochazuke reads as pan fried rice balls (the yaki onigiri bit) in a Japanese clear soup (the ochazuke bit).

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Two rice burgers with burger, cheese, and nori on a wooden surface. Close-up with minimal background details.

Burger Musubi

how do I make these Burger Musubi and what do you need to make this recipe?

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Yakisoba wrapped with Omelette drizzled with mayo and sauce on a white plate, garnished with herbs. It rests on a textured cloth beside chopsticks.

Omusoba

Omusoba is another one of those Japanese fusion dishes where the title says it all...well almost...

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Four wrapped mini onigirazu with avocado, lettuce, and tamagoyaki on a patterned blue cloth. Two cherry tomatoes on the side.

Mini Onigirazu AKA Minigirazu

If you enjoy Japanese food, you might have heard of the name Onigirazu before. What is an Onigirazu?

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SPAM Musubi

SPAM Musubi SPAM ...hmmm... it conjures up all sorts of reactions, doesn't it? In the UK, SPAM or "luncheon meat" as it also used to be called, was a mainstay of every lunchbox. Then, along came Monty Python with their SPAM comedy sketch and it became a bit of a joke to ask for SPAM to eat. Over on the other side of the world, people think of SPAM in a very different way. In South Korea, people love SPAM and serve it up in lots of different ways - in fact, one of Korea's nat

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Dumplings on a blue plate, one lifted with chopsticks, dipped in soy sauce. Dumplings are golden brown, creating a delicious scene.

Perfect Gyoza

Gyoza or Potstickers or Dumpling.

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Okonomiyaki with Cheddar Cheese

Okonomiyaki with Cheddar Cheese If you read my blog, you'll know that my family are okonomiyaki fans. We're also cheese fans, so I thought, why not combine okonomiyaki and cheese? Now I'll admit that cheese isn't the first thing you might think of when you think of Japanese food but I find it makes a great ingredient in a lot of Japanese dishes and that's certainly the case when you add it to an okonomiyaki. Adding 80 - 100g of good cheddar cheese enriches the flavour and pro

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Egg and Avocado Onigirazu

Egg and Avocado Onigirazu.

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Cheese and Ham Onigirazu by kurumicooks tasty easy healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking and food for your kitchen

Cheese and Ham meets Onigirazu

Onigirazu.

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Shisomiso and Natto Onigirazu

Shisomiso and Natto Onigirazu You might remember I posted an item on making shisomiso a couple of weeks ago. I put some of it to good use in some onigirazu, paired with chicken & spinach - super healthy & very tasty. At the same time, I also made some onigirazu using natto & spring onion - very yum also. These are great mainstays for a healthy lunch box, a picnic or just as a snack if you are on the go and in need of a nutricious energy boost. The great thing about onigirazu

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Okonomiyaki with Chicken

My family are big fans of Japanese savoury pancakes (AKA Okonomiyaki) so it's a regular on our table at lunch and dinner.

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fried udon with pork carrots mangetout and pointed cabbage seasoned with dashi granules mirin soy sauce and bonito flakes presented on a Noritake serving platter by kurumicooks easy to make delicious healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Fried Udon noodles with Pork

Fried Udon noodles with Pork I sometimes wonder why people order takeaways when can they make the same meal more quickly, healthier and cheaper with a minimum of fuss effort. Here's a great example that makes a super lunch or supper - stir fried Udon with Pork. I am not going to lay claim to this as a Japanese dish - you can find it served all over East and South East Asia. It's ready in under twenty minutes (and I'm sure it'll be wolfed down at the table in less than half th

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dry fried onigiri rice balls with miso sauce and sesame served on a Noritake glazed dish by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion food and cooking for your home

Dry fried Onigiri with Miso sauce

Dry fried Onigiri with Mis sauce.

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Japanese ochazuke made from a packet by kurumicooks Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen.

Ochazuke has come a long way

Ochazuke Hello everyone. You might have seen a post I made in January titled, "..a little detox anyone.?" The recipe was for " ochazuke " - a simple dish consisting of a bowl of rice in hot water with some fish and vegetable toppings. Ochazuke must be the oldest dish in Japanese history - it certainly goes back 1,000 + years. Apparently, it began because people hit upon the fact that they could make cooked rice that was a few days old more palatable by re-hydrating it. So, th

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