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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 …

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