Japanese Food

Sushi is now a widely enjoyed treat. The colorful presentations of sushi dishes today are enough to bring in sushi lovers and curious individuals to where ever they are sold; but how about serving...

Everyone loves Benihana's Fried Rice. I have seen people order two bowls of it and turn one upside down on their plate to keep warm while they ate the other one! Well you don't have to spend a...

So you've wanted to prepare sushi in your kitchen but have been intimidated by the process. Well, it's not really that difficult to make. The inari sushi, sometimes known as the brown bag sushi...

A recipe for two kinds of sushi: prawn, and tuna. Sushi is fun to make and it might turn into a hobby once you know how to make them.

Though many people consider "sushi" to be synonymous with "icky raw fish," the danger in eating it is low, and its variations can please even the finickiest eater. Contrary to popular belief,...

Japanese Gyoza also known as Pot-Stickers, are a meat and vegetable mix sealed inside of a thin dough crust and fried/steamed to perfection. This scrumptious little dumpling works great as an...

This is a recipe for Mitarashi Dango — a food of Japanese origin, consisting of small chewy spheres, skewered on bamboo sticks, and drizzled with sauce.

This is a more flavorful sauce then my previous posting. This recipe requires seven ingredients. It yields about 40 ounces. It can easily serve up to 10 people.

Sushi fans prize pickled ginger almost as much as they do the perfect fish it accompanies. The pickled ginger, or gari, is a variety of tsukemono, or Japanese pickle. It is meant to be eaten...

I have been experimenting with bentos a lot lately and have found that this little side dish goes perfect alongside a heartier main dish. I also just really love carrots. Super-simple and super-yummy.

What started out as a way of preserving rice and fish in old Japan has grown to mainstream popularity where almost everybody gets an occasional hankering for California roll. But sushi goes far...

This is a super tofu salad! Use it as a side dish or the main dish for a light lunch or supper. It's tasty and healthy. Perfect for vegetarians and a nice change of pace for the meat eaters. Your...

This Japanese cucumber salad is best when you use the Japanese style cucumbers; they are longer and thinner and don't have as many seeds. You can use the average American cucumber too, it's...

This article will give you instructions for making a Maui Island Style homemade teriyaki sauce marinade. My husband got this from his father, who got it from his father, who brought this over from...

When sushi is handled properly in a reputable establishment by a master sushi chef, the risk of getting a food-borne illness from eating it is extremely rare. According to FDA statistics, you have...

I have been drinking boba smoothies for the past 5 years and finally tried making one for myself. I was pretty pleased with the results. As with any smoothie, amounts can easily be adjusted...

This is a Japanese version of a corn fritter, I think. It's very easy and delicious, albeit messy.

Japanese pizza joints have some seriously ridiculous toppings. I recently came across the menus for popular Japanese pizza places like Pizza-La, Pizza Studio, and Strawberry Cones and saw that...

Taking Stuffed Green Bell peppers to a higher level, we have added a taste of Japan for a wonderful meal. ITADAKIKIMASU!

Sushi has different kinds such as California Roll, Spider Roll, Philadelphia Roll, Tekkamaki, and Dragon Roll. In this article, I will teach you how to make California Roll.-It is a popular style...

Natto is a traditional Japanese food of fermented soy beans, most often enjoyed for breakfast. Typically eaten on rice, it was a vital source of nutrition in feudal Japan. It's powerful smell and...

A tasty way to use Spam or luncheon meat is to make a Spam Musubi, a popular dish in Hawaii. Musubi means "tied together", and makes use of nori or dry seaweed.

So you want to make your own Japanese-styled bento lunch...come on in and find out how!

Authentic Japanese food include sushi, miso soup and tempura and features rice, tofu and seafood as staples. The recipes are divided into two primary regional variations. Kanto uses strong...

This recipe is simplified to make it easy for anyone to make and enjoy sushi. Sushi does not have to contain raw fish! This recipe is very Westernized, to please most tastes. The fish is either...

One of the quintessential box lunch foods, onigiri, Japanese rice balls, are fun and super easy to make. Here, onigiri are a main dish to take on a picnic party to view the blooming cherry trees,...

This vegetarian soup is great for warming you up on cold winter days; although it's light, it's satisfying and nourishing. Makes four large or six smaller servings.