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Nametake served in a small rectangle plate

Homemade Nametake

35 minutes mins
natto served on a bed of rice in a rice bowl with a pair of chopsticks

The Complete Guide to Natto (Japanese Superfood)

three omusubi served on a rectangle bamboo tray

Onigiri (Rice Balls)

20 minutes mins
miso katsudon served on a japanese rice bowl with miso sauce drizzling over tonkatsu

Miso Katsudon

40 minutes mins
two pieces of agedashi tofu served with grated daikon, grated ginger and deep fried shishito pepper with sweet broth

Easy & Delicious Japanese Tofu Recipes

kinako roasted soybean flour served on a small round plate with a little wooden spoon

Kinako (Soybean Flour)

15 minutes mins
okaki rice crackers served on a bamboo tray

Okaki (Japanese Rice Cracker)

15 minutes mins
4 pieces of futomaki sushi rolls on a plate

Futomaki

30 minutes mins
a block of tofu transported into a bowl of cold water by two hands

How To Make Tofu

1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
5 pieces of daikon mochi served on a rectangle plate

Daikon Mochi (Japanese Daikon Cake)

1 hour hr
tonkatsu pork served with shredded cabbage and small tomatoes, drizzled tonkatsu sauce

Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlets)

25 minutes mins
sekihan served in a rice bowl with black sesame seeds topped

Sekihan (Sticky Red Bean Rice)

45 minutes mins
mentsuyu in a glass jar

Mentsuyu (Easy Japanese Sauce)

15 minutes mins
gyoza plate and a small bowl of gyoza sauce, a gyoza dipped in

Homemade Gyoza Sauce

5 minutes mins
6 uramaki pieces on a wooden plate with a pair of chopsticks n a small bowl of soy sauce

Uramaki

1 hour hr
chirashi sushi served in a large ceramic bowl

Chirashi Sushi

1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
5 pieces of unagi sushi served on rectangle plate

Unagi Sushi

50 minutes mins
karaage chicken served on a bamboo tray with a glass of drink and half cut lemon

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

30 minutes mins
nikujaga served in a shallow serving bowl with a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks

Nikujaga (Japanese Beef and Potatoes)

30 minutes mins
nikuudon is served in a serving noodle bowl with three naruto

Delicious Udon Noodle Recipes

how to use chopsticks

How to Use Chopsticks

temaki sushi rice and fillings on the table

Temaki Sushi

30 minutes mins
three kakiage japanese tempura veggies on a bamboo tray

Japanese Kakiage Tempura (Crispy Vegetable Fritters)

35 minutes mins
kappa maki cucumber rolls are served on a wooden plate with a small bowl of soy sauce

Kappa Maki (Mini Cucumber Sushi Rolls)

16 minutes mins
shogayaki served on rectangular plate with shredded cabbage

Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

20 minutes mins
three taiyaki Japanese sweet waffles on a wrapping paper

Taiyaki (Sweet Japanese Fish-Shaped Waffles)

55 minutes mins
freshly made matcha served in a large tea bowl with a bamboo whisk and teapot in background

Matcha

5 minutes mins
low carb creme caramel served on a plate with a wooden spoon

Crème Caramel

1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
two japanese rice paper rolls and one in half on a dark shallow plate

Nama Harumaki (Japanese Rice Paper Rolls)

15 minutes mins
many myoga just harvested on a rectangle bamboo tray

Myoga (Japanese Ginger)

two ordinary yatsuhashi and one matcha yatsuhashi in the middle on a plate

Nama Yatsuhashi

10 minutes mins
9 vegetable gyoza served on a rectangle plate with a pair of chopsticks

Japanese Vegetable Gyoza

40 minutes mins
two gobo burdock roots on a bamboo tray

Gobo (Burdock Roots)

Kuromitsu in a small jar with a wooden spoon

Kuromitsu (Japanese Black Honey Syrup)

22 minutes mins
warabi mochi iss served in a round shallow bowl with a small wooden folk

Warabi Mochi

40 minutes mins
unadon served in a Japanese donburi bowl with garnished with chopped scallions with a pair of chopsticks

Unadon (Unagi Donburi)

15 minutes mins
Unagi sauce in a glass jar with a wooden spoon

Unagi Sauce

20 minutes mins
three ohagi, one with anko, one with kinako soybean powder, and one with black sesame seeds on a plate

Ohagi

2 hours hrs
4 harumaki spring rolls served on a rectangle plate with one cut in half

Harumaki (Japanese Spring Roll Recipe)

45 minutes mins
12 images of yoshoku collaged with text overlay

The Complete Guide to Yoshoku

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