Hippari Udon
Hippari Udon which means, pulled udon, is a regional specialty from Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku Japan. Nobody knows where the name actually …
Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu is a deep fried breaded pork, and is a Japanese invention obviously with strong influence of European cuisine. Now you are wondering …
Daikon Takikomi Gohan
Takikomi gohan, or aji gohan as it is sometimes known, is seasoned steamed rice with a few other ingredients added for flavor. The added ingredients …
Fried Tuna with Sweet Soy Sauce
When I was in Japan this summer, I bought an “ekiben” for my 2 hours train trip. Ekiben is a shortened word for eki bento, which means train station …
Japanese Fried or Baked Chicken
Kara-age is a Japanese cooking method that is used typically for chicken or fish. The chicken or fish is marinated in a soy sauce based marinade with …
Trader Joe’s Japanese fried Rice
Trader Joe’s sells Japanese Fried Rice in the frozen section. Normally I am a bit skeptical about any American-made Japanese products, but I was …
Grilled Miso Squid
This is very tasty way to prepare squid. It might be a little too salty to eat it by itself since this is meat to be served with rice just like many …
Niku Miso
Niku Miso is grounded meat with miso flavor. This can be used as a sauce for pasta or rice, can be used as a dip or even as a spread. Probably my …
Japanese Grilled Soy Corn Millet Rice
A little bit burned soy sauce and butter is an amazing combination of flavor that Japanese people love to use in many different dishes especially for …
Soboro Bento
There are so many bento options in japan, but I have to say soboro bento is probably one of the most popular ones. I remember I was so happy to …
Soboro
Soboro is a cooking method in which minced ingredients such as ground meats, shrimp and eggs are cooked in a soy sauce based sauce until they absorb …