In Side Dish/ Vegetable Kabocha Salad Recipe Kabocha Salad is mashed Kabocha mixed with mayo and seasonings. It is a popular side dish for Bento or any Japanese meal. Kabocha (Japanese… Continue Reading →
In Bento/ Egg/ Side Dish/ Video Noritama Furikake Recipe Noritama Furikake is a rice seasoning made with egg and Nori roasted seaweed. It is a very popular kind of Furikake, and used often… Continue Reading →
In Side Dish/ Video Shiitake and Kombu Tsukudani Recipe Shiitake Kombu Tsukudani is rehydrated dried Shiitake mushrooms and Kombu seaweed that are cooked and seasoned mainly with sugar and Soy Sauce. It is… Continue Reading →
In Beef/ Side Dish/ Video Beef Shigureni Recipe Beef Shigureni is a great side dish you can make ahead. This strongly seasoned beef can be kept in the fridge up to a… Continue Reading →
In Side Dish/ Vegetable/ Video Kinpira Carrot Recipe Kinpira Carrot is braised carrot in a sweet and salty sauce. Kinpira usually means Kinpira Gobo which is braised burdock root and carrot seasoned… Continue Reading →
In Appetizer/ Egg/ Side Dish/ Video Ajitama Recipe 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… Continue Reading →
In Side Dish/ Tofu/ Vegetable/ Video Mizuna Salad Recipe Mizuna Salad is a salad using Mizuna greens which have been cultivated in Japan from ancient times. Here Mizuna is mixed with grilled Aburaage… Continue Reading →
In Side Dish/ Vegetable/ Video Furofuki Daikon Recipe Furofuki Daikon is thick-cut Daikon radish cooked in Dashi broth and served with seasoned Miso sauce poured on top. When Daikon is cooked in… Continue Reading →
In Appetizer/ Side Dish/ Vegetable/ Video Daigaku Imo Recipe Daigaku Imo is Japanese candied sweet potatoes. In Japan, it is more a snack or dessert than a sweet potato side dish that belongs… Continue Reading →
In Beans/ Side Dish/ Video Kintokimame Recipe Kintokimame are red kidney beans in sweet syrup. It is a small side dish that is often in the corner of a bento box.… Continue Reading →