Japanese Food

Eating your sushi with a fork? That just won't do! You won't believe how easy it is to get started using chopstick.

Serve an artfully prepared bento featuring chicken Tatsuta as a handmade gift to a special friend. Chicken Tatsuta is soy, ginger and garlic marinated dark meat chicken that is deep fried to a...

Make sushi at home! Sushi is tasty, nutritious, plus you get all the freshness a sushi dish can offer. Sushi is fun to make once you know how to prepare it. The fillings for sushi are versatile,...

With a little practice, you can roll seaweed paper, or nori, and make your own sushi. You may need to try a few times before getting the roll just right, but in time you can have your own homemade...

Eating sushi is fun and enjoyable. However, the first time at a sushi restaurant can be intimidating. This article will help you to learn how to enjoy eating sushi.

Japanese ginger aioli dipping sauce is a mayonnaise-based sauce that is often served alongside sushi or tempura in Japanese restaurants. You can make a basic aioli recipe with several variations,...

Shoyu Chicken is a great alternative to basics you have been cooking your family lately. Shoyu, which is Japanese for sauce, combined with the sweet of sugar and spice of garlic and ginger will...

I was first introduced to the Japanese Beef Bowl at Yoshinoya and found it to be delicious. A Japanese Beef Bowl, also known as gyudon in Japanese can easily be made at home. Below please find...

Are you on a diet? How about Japanese food? When you hear Japanese food, first thing comes up on your mind must be sushi. Sushi is very healthy, but we can't afford eating out so often, can you?...

How about adding Asian taste to your next meal... Here is a Japanese stir-fried beef and mushrooms dish in modified homemade teriyaki sauce. Recipe below >>

Mochi originated in Japan and is now popular all over the world. The term "mochi" means "rice cake" in Japanese, and the dish is made from starchy steamed rice that is formed into a sticky dough...

Sushi restaurants have become as popular today as Italian restaurants were in the fifties. However, if you don't eat fish, you may still be unfamiliar with them. Imagine this scenario. You're...

Sushi, one of Japan's most loved dishes, has become a popular food all around the world. Sushi----whether maki (rolls), nigiri (on a bed of rice) or sashimi (no rice)----is typically dipped in a...

Think of onigiri as a Japanese sandwich—an easy hand held meal with a variety of fillings. Traditional onigiri is either triangular or cylindrical. You can make it in circles or ovals too for your...

Oyako donburi is a Japanese comfort food favorite. This chicken and egg combination('oyako' literally means 'parent and child') with onions, makes a tasty and satisfying dish for an easy...

Traditional Japanese tempura fried foods are a treat anytime. With a hint of herbs, garlic and onion you can turn regular tempura batter into a whole new taste sensation. This batter was...

Dashi is the base in many Japanese dishes and almost all Japanese soups. Dashi is made from kombu, or dried kelp, and katsuobushi, which is flaked, dried tuna. The three varieties of dashi --...

Panko refers to Japanese-style breadcrumbs. These crumbs are made from white loaves of bread without crusts. They have a course texture and hold up well in cooking, producing a crunchy exterior...

Udon noodles are a type of wheat pasta typically seen in Japanese cooking, especially in soups. They are often sold in shelf-stable packages either as completely dried or partially (semi-dried)....

Stir-fried thick Japanese noodles with clams. Ginger, garlic, sake wine and black bean sauce together adds balance to the taste of clams in this dish.

Learn and make the savory katsudon yourself to impress your guest before your next meeting! Your loved ones would think you spent hours preparing this dish or may even think that you ordered from...

Japan is a country with a long and varying culture. The great mix of cultures is due to all of the different peoples that came through Japan until recent history when it became quite stable. Japan...

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.

If you'd like to try your hand at making sushi but don't want to use raw fish, try making smoked salmon sushi. Although sushi is traditionally made with raw fish or vegetables, the piquant flavor...

Tuna is so popular and versatile that you can cook it any way. This recipe calls for a grilled tuna fish and a tropical sauce... now that's chicken-of-the-sea.

Face it: sushi is popular. Your trendy friends will eat it with delight, but you just find it gross. Well, there is a way to ease yourself into the experience.

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 is a super healthy, high protein, lowfat meal. Unfortunately, sushi can be scary for beginners. Know what you are ordering and enjoy sushi without getting anything too weird or scary. ...

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...

Asian foods have grown substantially in popularity over the last few years as people discover the taste and health potential of carefully prepared Asian dishes. Although many Asian dishes use rice...

Tokyo is a very exciting and cosmopolitan city. There are a lot of great options for dining, supporting the arts, following fashion and more. Unsurprisingly, many wonderful bakeries are located...

Seattle, Washington boasts one of the largest Japanese and Japanese-American populations in the United States. As a result, there is a staggering amount of Japanese shops, businesses, and...

You may be trying a new kind of food for the first time, but since it is new for you, you may not know a whole lot about it and what to know what you are eating before you do so! Trying a new food...

I discovered this recipe a little over a month ago and have yet to actually make it. I have the sneaking suspicion butternut squash would be a formidable subsitute if you cannot find kabocha,...

Sushi has become a fashionable way to dine for pleasure and business. It has gained in popularity in the last decade or so. You don't have to be adventurous to step into a sushi bar, but you do...

An onigiri is a Japanese rice snack that is available at seemingly every turn throughout Japan. It is usually packed with a core of salted or pickled fish, and wrapped in edible seaweed. As...

London, England is an amazing culinary city. Walking down the streets of central London, one would be be hard-pressed not to run into countless Japanese dining establishments. Here are some of...

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

Having a pantry filled with basic condiments and dried food help you cook Japanese food with ease. Let me introduce some must-have items for cooking Japanese everyday dishes.

The secret to good sushi rice is attention to detail. Creating the vinegar sauce is simple, but every good Japanese chef knows that the trick to firm and flavorful rice is to cover every kernel...

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...

Sushi has gone from an exotic food only found at upscale Japanese restaurants to an everyday treat that even kids enjoy. As any sushi aficionado knows, there are as many variety of sushi as there...

Fried rice is a great dish to make with leftovers. You can use just about any kind of meat or vegetable in this recipe. The key to the true takeout flavor is to cook the rice the day before you...

Dry curry is a dish that was often served to my Japanese students. It's good for when you want a taste of curry, but not the mess that comes with making a real curry. This is how to make dry curry.

Om-Rice is a popular dish in Japan...but you don't usually see it in Americanized Japanese restaurants. Short for "omlette" and "rice", it's essentially fried rice with an...

Miso is a Japanese condiment that is made from soybeans. The soybeans are mixed together and processed into a red, yellow or white paste. It is combined with rice, then fermented for one to three...

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.

Inside-out rolls are known as Uramaki. They are similar to maki rolls but a little more challenging to make since the rice is on the outside of the nori. You can impress others at dinner parties...

Chirashi sushi is essentially scattered sushi on a bed of rice. Chirashi allows you to enjoy the tastes of a traditional sushi roll without the work. This casual dish does not have a fixed recipe...

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