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Japanese Fried Chicken (the Japanese call it Tori no Karaage) must be one of Japan's most well known foods.

Miso Nabe Hotpot with Chicken Meatballs recipe is easy to prepare and makes a great sharing nabe hotpot for a cold evening.

What goes into the recipe? Obviously, udon noodles and lime are obligatory

This dish takes about 25 minutes from the work surface to the table and that includes the time to drain the water out of the tofu, so not only is it healthy and delicious, it's quick and quite simple too. What's not to like about that?

This is a dish that is as simple as it's name suggests but popular the length and breadth of Japan. Omurice is the perfect dish in many...

Chocolate desserts probably wouldn't be high on your list if you were asked to name Japanese foods but the Japanese actually consume more...

Easy recipe for coconut flavoured chicken curry.

Now that the days are growing shorter and the nights a little chilly, my thoughts turn to warming autumn drinks and there's nothing...

Have you ever seen the very entertaining "Paul Hollywood in Japan" series? Yes, that Paul Hollywood , the celebrity chef and baker. He...

Easy recipe for Japanese Hamberg steak with Daikon sauce Blog.

I like to think my latest recipe holds true to the origin of the poke bowl in that it is very much a fish dish.

Chicken Nanbanzuke Here's a recipe from my good friend Yumiko Nikaido who lives in Tokyo. The dish is called chicken nanbanzuke . The word "nanbanzuke" translates roughly as "southern style taste." The nanbanzuke method of cooking originated on the southermost of Japan's main islands, Kyushu, where it was learned from Portugese traders several centuries ago. In Portugal, the method is known as escabeche and consists of a vinegar marinade usually combined with olive oil a

Katsu dishes are uber-popular in Japan.

Sesame and Soya Milk Hotpot When I first came to England (nearly thirty years ago, OMG!), soya milk was something you found in health food shops and just about nowhere else. Today, things are very different - you can find soya milk stocked in just about every supermarket and you have a choice of a whole heap of brands and flavours. I use soya milk as a dairy substitute and I also use it in cooking, so I thought I would put a soya milk dish on the website. Using soya milk in

Miso Tuna spaghetti Do you believe in serendipity? I know it doesn't happen very often, but I believe that sometimes, things do just fall into place. I was wondering what to make for supper the other day. One of my sons wanted spaghetti while the other wanted something Japanese. I could have just made something like a natto spaghetti or one using tarako fish eggs. After all, those are the two widely recognised Japanese spaghetti dishes, aren't they? But, I didn't have any nat

Why not try my Japan-Hawaiian fusion dish - the Teriyaki Chicken Poke bowl?

Massaman curry is really a fusion dish being part Thai, part Indian and part Malay.

For all you cod lovers out there, my good friend Yumiko Nikaido's latest recipe should get your vote - pan fried cod in a yuzu butter...