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Sukiyaki table top cooking with wagyi beef, shiitak mushroom, firm cotton tofu, leeks, onions and cabbage by kurumicooks delicious easy to make healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion food for your kitchen

Sukiyaki - Kanto style

This is Kanto style Sukiyaki.

Japanese Winter Dishes

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.

Japanese light meals

A plate of fried rice with peas, carrots, and chicken, garnished with a metal spoon. The dish is vibrant and appears appetizing.

Japanese style Chahan with Chicken

Japanese style Chahan with Chicken which is fried rice.

Chinese Style dishes

Aubergine Katsu

Try this recipe- the breadcrumbs and the seasoning in this recipe lift the Aubergine (Eggplant) Katsu to another level

Vegan dishes

Oyakodon

Here is a classic Japanese dish called Oyakodon that you'll find in homes and restaurants throughout the country.

Japanese Egg dishes

A dish of shredded cabbage with kelp in a green-blue bowl on a dark surface, accompanied by wooden chopsticks.

Shio momi - Cabbage and Kelp salad

Let's give cabbage the preparation it deserves and turn it into a zesty, crunchy bowl of goodness that anyone can enjoy.

Japanese salads

Japanese stuffed rolled cabbage leaves with pork and onion cooked in a bouillon stock by kurumicooks delicious easy to mae healthy Japanese Asian and Fusion food for your kitchen

Japanese Pork stuffed rolled Cabbage

Stuffed rolled cabbage leaves probably aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think about Japanese food

Japanese Pork dishes

Close-up of uncooked white rice grains, showing their smooth texture and off-white color. No background or text visible.

There's nought so nice as (Japanese) rice!

There are 4 general types of Japanese rice.

Restaurant Review and Culture

Oven baked Japanese chicken karaage nuggets served with asparagus and lemon by kurumicooks tasty easy healthy Japanese food and cooking for your kitchen

Oven baked Karaage Chicken Nuggets

Japanese Chicken Nuggets is called Karaage in Japanese. This is an oven method to cook Karaage.

Japanese Chicken dishes

Japanese spaghetti napolitan with frankfurter ketchup and pecorino cheese by kurumicooks easy healthy delicious Japanese Asian and Fusion cooking for your kitchen

Japanese style Spaghetti Napolitan

This is Japanese style Spaghetti Napolitan recipe blog.

Japanese Fusion dishes

Lettuce wraps filled with chicken, red peppers, and sprouts on a white plate. Side bowl with extra filling. Fresh and colorful.

Asian style Chicken Lettuce wraps

Here's a recipe for those days when you want something nutricious but not too filling.

Japanese Chicken dishes

Rice topped with green herbs beside beef stew with mushrooms in brown sauce on a white plate. Hayashi rice. Warm, inviting colors on a dark table.

Yumiko Nikaido's Hayashi Rice

Here is a new recipe from my friend Yumiko Nikaido who lives in Tokyo - it's called Hayashi rice - this one is perfect for those chilly autumn nights when you want something warming and hearty.

Japanese Beef and Lamb dishes

Grilled beef-stuffed red and yellow peppers topped with Teriyaki sauce, garnished with scallions. Cucumber rolls on the side, all on a slate plate.

Pork stuffed Peppers with Teriyaki sauce

My recipe this week is here - peppers stuffed with pork and seasoned with my Teriyaki sauce.

Japanese Pork dishes

A black bowl with shrimp and vegetable tempura on rice, placed on a magenta cloth. The bowl has butterfly patterns and Asian script.

Tendon with Prawns

The Japanese have a love of abbreviations and so it is with this dish - "tendon" is the short form of "tempura donburi",

Tempura dishes

A bowl of cod tempura over rice, featuring golden-brown seafood and green vegetables. The bowl has a blue floral pattern, set on a dark surface.

Cod Fillet Tendon

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

Tempura dishes