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About Japanese Food

A blog about authentic Japanese cuisine. Recipes and tips on how to cook Japanese food at home.

Where to Start?

Learn the basics of how to build your pantry with essential condiments and ingredients.

Essential Ingredients

Get to know basic Japanese ingredients.

How to Make Dashi?

Dashi is Japanese soup stock used in many Japanese dishes.

What is Miso?

Miso is a fermented soybean paste used in sauces, dressings, and soups.

How to Cook with Seaweeds?

Explore edible types of seaweeds and learn how to cook with them.

Latest Recipes

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Ingredients

What Is Dokudami? How to Grow, Brew, and Use Japan’s Powerful Medicinal Herb

Dokudami – the herb that never dies out – is believed to absorb illness from…
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Recipes

Spicy vegetables Korean-style (no fermentation, ready-to-eat)

Crispy, sweet-and-salty vegetables that will ignite your taste buds. (Almost) literally. If you can handle…
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Recipes

Kabocha soboro (Squash with ground meat)

Autumn has arrived, and that means pumpkin recipes! In Japan, this dish is usually not…
Culture

How to Eat at a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant in Japan (Kura Sushi)

Are you planning to visit Japan and want to try conveyor belt sushi? In addition…
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Recipes

Marinated shiso (perilla)

In traditional Japanese cuisine, it's quite common to have several small bowls with side dishes…
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Recipes

Homemade Japanese Dango – Mitarashi Dango, Kinako Dango, Hanami Dango

Dango dumplings are one of the traditional Japanese desserts. In terms of texture, they are…

Meet me

Hi! My name is Minako and I cook, style, and take photos of the dishes you see on this blog. You will find here mostly Japanese meals. I find Japanese cuisine fascinating, and through this blog I would like to show you that there is much more than just sushi, ramen, or gyoza dumplings.

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Easy 30-Minutes Meals

Short on time? You can cook these meals in 30 minutes.

Okonomiyaki

Japanese sour pancake.

Chicken with cucumber and dressing

Serve as a main dish or a salad.

Soba noodles

Soba noodles with egg.

Fried rice with shrimps.

Rice leftovers? Ideal.

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