Japanese Side Dish | Green Bean Goma-ae (sesame soy dressing)
Gomaae (sesame-soy sauce dressing) may become one of your favorite ways to each your vegetables. And this new variation is
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Japanese Side Dish | Spinach Ohitashi (dashi based broth) 🍱
I remember growing up watching Popeye eat cans of spinach and instantly growing big muscles. That still didn’t get me
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Tofu Kabayaki | Savory Tofu Patties with Yamaimo
Today we’re making tofu kabayaki. This tofu is a tasty alternative to the traditional unagi (eel) kabayaki. I’ll save the
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How to make mentsuyu | Japanese noodle soup base with dashi 🍜
Mentsuyu (noodle soup base) is one tasty way to season your noodles. Mentsuyu is commonly used for udon, soba, somen
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Daikon Salad with Bean Sprouts and Spinach | Easy and Healthy! 😋
Daikon radish salad with bean sprouts (moyashi) and spinach is a tasty way to get some more vegetables in your
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Cold Somen Noodles | With Shiso, Tomatoes and Chicken 🍅
One of my favorite things to eat in the summer is cold somen. These Japanese noodles are light and refreshing
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Miso Marinated Black Cod | Gindara Misoyaki 🐟
Miso Marinated Black Cod is one of my favorite ways to not only eat miso, but also fish! The miso
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Shungiku Mazegohan | Japanese Mixed Rice with Chrysanthemum Greens
Raise your hand if you like eating rice! Shungiku Mazegohan is a delicious and simple way to enhance your rice
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Umeboshi Takikomi Gohan | Rice with Dashi and Pickled Plum 🍚
There will come a time, when you’ve eaten too much white rice. Solution? Umeboshi Takikomi (Pickled Plum Cooked Rice). Umeboshi (pickled
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Nikujaga (Japanese meat and potato stew)
Nikujaga literally translated is meat and potatoes. And this is one version you can make with dashi. There are all
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