Nikudango Amazuan (肉団子甘酢餡) are meatballs coated with sweet and sour sauce. Nikudango literally means meatball and Amazuan means sweet and sour sauce in Japanese. This is another Chinese dish that has been adapted into Japanese cuisine. It can of course be found at Chinese restaurants in Japan, but a lot of people make the dish at home as a dinner entree.
Dashi, broth of fish or vegetables, is an important component when cooking Japanese food. Dashi is the base flavor of a lot of Japanese…
Gobo Salad is a popular side dish that is often in bento boxes or an item in the deli case at stores. It is…
Egg and Spinach Miso Soup is a homemade-style casual Miso Soup. It is full of nutrition, colorful, and very tasty.
Ajitama (味玉) is boiled eggs marinaded in a sauce. Ajitama is actually a short name for Ajitsuke Tamago which means seasoned eggs. It is…
Renkon Hasamiyaki is ginger flavored ground chicken mixture sandwiched with lotus root slices, then cooked in sweet and salty sauce. It is easy…
Harumaki egg roll is a deep-fried packet filled with shredded meat and vegetables, and one of the most popular Chinese foods in Japanese cuisine.…
Ankake Soba is Soba noodle soup that is thickened with starch. The thick soup not only keeps the dish hot much longer than regular…
Nikumaki Onigiri is a rice ball wrapped with thinly sliced beef and cooked in sweet soy sauce. Although it’s still called Onigiri, Nikumaki Onigiri…