Okowa is seasoned sweet rice cooked with meat and vegetables. Okowa by itself can be a main dish in a meal because of the abundance of ingredients mixed in with the sticky rice. With Miso or some other soups, you can have a great meal with minimal cooking.
Curry and Rice (カレーライス) is Japanese-style thick curry sauce with chunky meat and vegetables over Steamed Rice. It is one of the most eaten…
Dry Curry is a kind of curry dish that is made of ground meat and minced vegetables. It has been a popular home cooked…
Inari Sushi or Inarizushi (いなり寿司) is a kind of sushi or rice ball. Sushi rice is stuffed in seasoned Aburaage tofu pouches. This recipe…
Tempura Donburi (天ぷら丼) is a Tempura bowl, fried vegetables and seafood over rice with sauce. It is also called Tendon for short. It is…
Steamed Rice is an essential part of Japanese cuisine. Before getting to the fancy dishes 😉, let’s refresh our memories so that we will…
Ochazuke is Steamed Rice with hot tea poured over and some added toppings. It is not really a formal meal, but Ochazuke is often…
Spam Musubi is a Rice Ball with grilled Spam on top. The whole thing is wrapped with a strip of Nori seaweed. It is…
Curry Fried Rice is literally curry flavored fried rice. It is so easy to make, and the old cooked rice can be deliciously recycled,…