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

Japanese Pork and Potato Stew called Nikujaga in Japanese recipe blog.

Japanese Pork Ginger - Shogayaki as it is called in Japanese - is made in just about every home in Japan and there are some good reasons for that - it's easy to make, it's quick and everyone seems to love it.

Easy Temari Sushi balls recipes using smoked salmon.

Tasty and easy steak donburi rice bowl recipe.

Miso soup with Tofu Miso soup must be the most popular dish in Japan. At least half the Japanese population drink miso soup three times or more every week. That's a smart thing to do because miso soup is high in protein and low in fat. There are lots of health claims made about miso that I shan't go into here but if you are looking for a non-animal source of protein you cannot do much better than this recipe. The two key ingredients in a classic miso soup are Japanese dashi

Takoyaki is one f the street food in Japan. but you can also make Takoyaki at home.

Okonomiyaki with Bacon. I make lots of different okonomiyaki, some just with veg, some with meat as well as some "fusion-yaki" like one with a cheddar cheese filling

This is quick and easy way to make TemakiSushi at home.

Japanese simmered Burdock and Carrot - Kinpira Gobo Here's another dish to give your body a nutritional boost - simmered burdock and carrot, which in Japan, is called " kinpira gobo ." Kinpira can be translated as the cooking technique of "saute + simmer". Gobo is the Japanese name for burdock root, which in the UK is best known as one half of the cordial, dandelion & burdock. Burdock is native to northern Europe and East Asia so it's no surprise that it has a long history in

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

How to make Japanese Cold soba with summer vegetables.

How to make Tamagoyaki and Shiso Uramaki Sushi Rolls. Tamagoyaki means Japanese Egg Omelette and Uramaki means inside out sushi roll.

Now and again, I get the urge to spoil myself with a nice steak.

Cod Fillet Tendon Here's a recipe that you could call, with just a little stretch of the imagination, "Japanese fish and Chips". You get a fillet of cod fried in tempura batter served on a bed of the staple Japanese food - steamed rice. Of course, it wouldn't be a Japanese meal without some vegetables and here you get slices of sweet potato, carrot and rocket - these were my choices from the larder - you could use other combinations that take your fancy. No salt' n 'vinegar