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Step 1
Start with planning one Japanese dish. Learning to prepare one Japanese dish well will give you a little bit of background and you will begin to learn terms and about food that isn't on every American dinner table.
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Step 2
Choose a recipe from a Japanese cookbook or online. A meal that you enjoy in restaurants might be a good place to start because you will already know the basics of what goes into it and how it should look and taste.
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Step 3
Go shopping at a specialty or Asian grocery store in your area, if you can. If not, most major supermarkets have an Asian food aisle. The plus side to a specialized store is that more often than not, the employees are willing to answer questions and have a lot of knowledge about the products that are sold in the store.
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Step 4
Make sure you have the necessary equipment. If you don't, buy it. This is a good thing to check for when trying out any new recipe. Getting half way through a recipe and realizing you don't have the right tools in your kitchen is frustrating.
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Step 5
Allow yourself plenty of time to complete your meal. Read the entire recipe first, then take things one step at a time.
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Step 6
Repeat the process with a new recipe. Before you know it, you will have a whole menu of Japanese food you can cook.
