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Home ยป Soup & Stew

Traditional Japanese Soup & Stew Recipes

Soups and stews are the perfect heart-warming comfort food. Thereโ€™s nothing better than being cosy with a steaming bowl of Oden stew or traditional miso soup. Youโ€™ll even discover how to make dashi here and find easy and hearty recipes like instant-pot beef stew.

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Tofu and wakame miso soup served in a bowl

Miso Soup

4.62 from 34 votes
Miso soup also is known as “miso shiru” is a very simple yet very delicious and flavourful soup packed…
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Tantanmen served in a large noodle bowl with a pair of chopstick

Tantanmen

4.71 from 48 votes
Tantanmen(担々麺)is the Japanese take on Sichuan Dan Dan noodles. In this dish, yummy ramen noodles are swimming in a…
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Shoyu ramen served in a ramen bowl with half boiled egg and bok choy

Shoyu Ramen

4.30 from 10 votes
Shoyu ramen is a popular Japanese noodle soup. It consists of chewy soft ramen noodles served in a clear…
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ramen broth poured into a ramen bowl
Cooking Guide

How to Make Homemade Ramen Broth

Ramen broth is by far the most important part of a bowl of ramen noodle soup. Making restaurant-quality complex flavored ramen broth at home is possible. I’m sharing my ramen broth recipe along with secrets and tips to make an authentic, easy, yet complex flavored broth.

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