Basic miso soup
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup made by dissolving miso paste into a broth (dashi), then adding various ingredients to complete the dish. It’s …
Layered Napa Cabbage and Pork
A fatty cut of pork is best for this recipe, such as butabara (pork belly). Most Japanese recipes using pork or beef call for the meat …
Chicken Tatsutaage (aka Karaage)
Tatsutaage is a type of karaage, an umbrella term for deep-fried food. Both karaage and tastutaage usually refer to chicken, although fish and other ingredients can also be used. There are …
Simmered Napa Cabbage with Fried Tofu
As with some other leafy layer vegetables, there is a taste and texture hierarchy among napa cabbage leaves. The outer green leaves are somewhat tough, …
Simple Udon Soup
Udon is a type of noodle made of wheat flour, kneaded and cut into long, fairly thick strips. Although the origin of udon is up …