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6 Inari sushi on a white Japanese pottery plate black sesame seeds sprinkled over

Inari Sushi

35 minutes mins
Two prawn tempura, shiso leaf tempura, renkon, kabocha and chikuwa fish cake tempura on a plate with a bowl of tentsuyu with gated daikon in it

Tempura

25 minutes mins
Bratkartoffeln served in a shallow round bowl with a bamboo folk

Bratkartoffeln (German Fried Potato)

20 minutes mins
Three Yakitori skewers on Japanese pottery plate with a bowl of yakitori sauce in background

Yakitori Chicken

30 minutes mins
two slices of Baumkuchen on a wooden board with a small bamboo folk

Baumkuchen (German Tree Cake)

40 minutes mins
ketchup flavoured fried rice wrapped with fried egg and tomato sauce drizzling over the omurice

Omurice

20 minutes mins
Yaki Udon served in a dark coloured shallow bowl garnished with red pickled ginger.

Yaki Udon

20 minutes mins
Gyudon served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with red pickled ginger on top

Gyudon Japanese Beef Bowls　

15 minutes mins
Teriyaki Meatballs served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with thinly sliced sacllions

Teriyaki Meatballs

20 minutes mins
Okara served in a medium serving bowl with a bowl of rice and chopsticks

Unohana (Sautéed Okara with Vegetables)

20 minutes mins
Two slices of Katsu Sando in a cardboard takeaway container

Katsu Sando (Japanese Sandwich)

25 minutes mins
an egg omelette sandwich and an egg salad sandwich in a cardboard take away container

Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich

20 minutes mins
okinawa taco rice served on a shallow bowl with a ceramic spoon

Okinawa Taco Rice

25 minutes mins
Korean citron tea yuja cha in a jar with a wooden spoon

Yuzu Cha (Korean Citron Tea)

5 days d 10 minutes mins
Hayashi rice served in a shallow bowl with a wooden spoon

Hayashi Rice

25 minutes mins
chestnuts rice is served in a small rice bowl

Kuri Gohan (Japanese Chestnuts Recipe)

1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Three fried shrimp with tartar sauce on a round plate with green salad leaves, tomato and a wedge of lemon

Ebi Fry (Japanese Fried Shrimp)

25 minutes mins
Tartar sauce in a small square bowl with a piece of lemon in background

Japanese Tartar Sauce

10 minutes mins
Poke bowl on a table with a pair of chopstick and small bowl of sesame seeds

Poke Bowl

25 minutes mins
edamame hummus served in a shallow bowl with rice crackers and veggie sticks

Edamame Hummus

15 minutes mins
popcorn chicken served in a takeaway cardboard container

Popcorn-Sized Karaage Chicken

30 minutes mins
Three Sablé on a rectangle plate with a cup of tea

Sakura Cookies

30 minutes mins
Teriyaki salmon served in a round Japanese bowl

Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowls

15 minutes mins
a bottle of mirin, 4 bottles of different types of soy sauce, a carton of sake, and a packet of salt

5 Essential Japanese Seasonings & Condiments

2 ehomaki lucky direction sushi rolls with demon mask in background and scattered dried soybeans

Ehomaki (Lucky Direction Sushi Rolls)

10 minutes mins
pickled ginger in preserving jar with a pair of chopsticks

Gari (Japanese Pickled Ginger Recipe)

15 minutes mins
Packed Ebi fry bento with a wrapping cloths underneath on a kitchen bench

The Ultimate Guide to Bento Box Recipes

a wooden lunch box and bento box accessories in background

Bento Box Ideas

Hiroshima Okonomiyaki served on a round plate with a pair of chopstick

Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

20 minutes mins
curry udon served in a noodle bowl

Curry Udon

15 minutes mins
Nasu dengaku served on an oval plate with toppings of ginger, shiso leaves and sesame seeds

Nasu Dengaku (Miso Eggplant Recipe)

20 minutes mins
Freshly baked matcha madeleines cooling on a black round wire rack

Matcha Madeleine

25 minutes mins
matcha cookies served on a bamboo tray with a glass of milk

Checkerboard Matcha Cookies

40 minutes mins
6 pinwheel cookies with purple sweet potato are scattered on with a glass of iced coffee

Pinwheel Cookies

1 hour hr
Two Chawanmushi bowls with a wooden spoon in back ground.

Chawanmushi (Japanese Savoury Egg Custard)

25 minutes mins
Instant pot beef stew served in a shallow bowl with a soup spoon and fresh cream drizzled over

Japanese Instant Pot Beef Stew

45 minutes mins
3 Tsukune Chicken meatball on skewers over an individual Japanese style grill

Tsukune (Chicken Meatballs)

30 minutes mins
cooked rice cooked in a rice cooker in a rice bowl with a pair of chopsticks

How to Cook Rice in a Rice Cooker

1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Yakimeshi Japanese fried rice in a shallow bowl hold by two hands

Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)

20 minutes mins
Three skewers of Halloween three coloured dango on a bamboo tray and Japanese brown sugar syrup drizzled over

Halloween Three Coloured Dango

25 minutes mins
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