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Blue-patterned bowl of rice with green onions, sesame seeds, and vegetables, set on a dark surface. Another dish seen partially in the background. Kashiwa meshi in Japanese.

Takikomi Gohan with Chicken - Kashiwa Meshi

Japanese rice dish Takikomi Gohan with Chicken is called Kashiwa meshi originally from Kyushu in Japan.

Japanese Chicken dishes

A white bowl of egg drop soup with spring onions, enoki and tomatoes on a dark plate. Green chopsticks lie beside it on a textured surface.

Miso Soup with Egg Tomato and Enoki

This is quite a modern recipe in Japan - I came across it on my last trip back home earlier this year.

Japanese Soups and Stocks

Plate of golden-brown gyoza dumplings with cilantro on a blue floral dish. Beside it, a small white bowl of orange dipping sauce.

Shallow fried Chicken Gyoza

Gyoza are also very popular in Japan although it might surprise you to learn that in Japan.

Japanese Chicken dishes

Shredded carrot salad with raisins, walnuts, and chives on a clear plate. Yellow rose in the blue checkered background.

Carrot and Celery Salad with Orange Rice Vinegar dressing

This salad features some everyday fruits and vegetables - carrot, celery, raisins and some walnuts. The dressing combines freshly squeezed orange juice and rice vinegar along with some extra virgin olive oil.

Japanese salads

Blue-patterned bowl of egg drop udon noodles garnished with green sprouts on a dark surface. Chopsticks are beside the bowl.

Udon Noodles with Fluffy Eggs AKA Kakitama Udon

This Udon Noodles with Fluffy Eggs recipe is known as Kakitama Udon in Japan as which translated literally "stirred egg udon."

Japanese Winter Dishes

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.

Japanese light meals

A bowl of clear Japanese vegan dashi broth on a wooden board, surrounded by dried mushrooms and pieces of dark seaweed, creating a calming mood.

No Cook Vegan Dashi

A good umami-rich dashi is one of the foundations of Japanese cuisine as you probably know.

Vegan dishes

Sliced raw beef, tofu, mushrooms, onion, leek and Chinese cabbages for Sukiyaki. The vibrant colors contrast against the dark background.

Meat and the Japanese

Meat and the Japanese.

Restaurant Review and Culture

Two crispy korokke with sauce on a plate, garnished with three cherry tomatoes and green leaves, set against a neutral background.

Oven baked Sweet Potato Korokke

Every food store in Japan sells them and mums in every kitchen turn them out in their millions every week.

Japanese Vegetable dishes

Pumpkin gyoza, fried dumplings on a white plate with a small cup of yellow sauce. Patterned blue and red tablecloth in the background.

Pumpkin Gyoza with Mango dip

This recipe is my version of gyoza.

Celebration and Party dishes

Japanese Curry Soup

What goes into a Japanese Curry soup?

Japanese Curry dishes

Plate of seasoned spinach topped with sesame seeds, served on a gray dish over a blue placemat. Goma Ae.

Japanese Spinach Sesame "Goma ae"

Japanese Spinach Sesame "Goma Ae" Spinach Sesame Goma Ae is, in my humble opinion, one of the best Japanese vegetable dishes you will ever try. It's very nutricious, low calorie, requires only a few ingredients and can be ready in under 15 minutes. Not only that it is one of the tastiest Japanese vegetable dishes I know. Sesame - both black and white - finds its way into a lot of Japanese dishes - it's used as a garnish (like this recipe where tosted sesame is used) as a sa

Japanese side dishes

Tukune, Chicken meatballs glazed with sauce, garnished with green onions, skewered on metal sticks, served on a floral plate against a dark background.

Tsukune Japanese meatballs

Tsukune Japanese meatballs Take a look at the menu in any Japanese yakitori restaurant and you will be bound to see "Tsukune" on sale. "So what exactly is a Tsukune?" you might ask. Basically, a Tsukune is a meatball (usually composed of seasoned minced chicken) that is presented on a skewer. The meatballs are easy enough to create - first, just blend a mixture of chicken breast, mayo and a little plain flour into a smooth mince, then lubricate your hands (or gloves if you a

Japanese Chicken dishes

Crispy breaded Pork cutlet with brown sauce on white plate, surrounded by shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes, creating a fresh, appetizing look.

Can you resist a Tonkatsu?

Tonkatsu must be Japan's most popular meat dish.

Japanese Pork dishes

Pan-fried gyoza dumplings around a bowl of dark soy sauce as green chopsticks lift one, close-up with golden-brown crusts.

Perfect Gyoza

You can make Gyoza or Potstickers or Dumpling at home.

Japanese Pork dishes

Okonomiyaki with Cheddar Cheese

Okonomiyaki is one os the Japanese street food.

Japanese light meals

Slices of sea bream fish over rice with sesame seeds, shiso leaves, and a wasabi ball in a patterned bowl. Wooden chopsticks rest on top.

Sea Bream Ochazuke

Ochazuke is one of Japanese fast food.

Sushi, Chirashi, Poke Bowl, Rice

Bowl of teriyaki salmon and broccolini on rice, in a blue floral bowl on a striped cloth. Red chopsticks lie beside the bowl.

Teriyaki Salmon Donburi

Teriyaki Salmon Donburi This week's recipe is Teriyaki Salmon Donburi. As you probably know, donburi in Japanese describes a dish where foods are presented on a bowl of white rice. So, this dish is really quite simple, salmon + teriyaki sauce + rice = Teriyaki Salmon Donburi. (I took the liberty of adding some vegetables in the form of a couple of stems of broccoli). But don't let this dish deceive you, while it looks quite simple, the tastes, done right, can be rich and

Japanese Seafood dishes