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Ginger Flavored Soup with Chicken and Cabbage
TORI TO YASAI NO SHOGA SOUP
With this recipe, prepare a nutritionally balanced and delicious soup containing about half the recommended daily intake of vegetables. T...
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Shoyu Ramen
Niboshi Ramen
We want to introduce this recipe for mild soy sauce-based ramen with soup stock made from dried anchovy and with plenty of umami flavor. ...
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Shrimp with Broccoli and Mayonnaise
Ebi Mayo
A generous recipe with delicious plump shrimps. Pairing well with broccoli, taking in vegetables will be easy with this recipe. The pink...
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Five Retro "Kissaten" Coffee House Recipes
Umami libraryCurrently, Japan is experiencing an unprecedented "Showa Retro" boom, with magazines and TV programs featuring scenes from the ...
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![Grilled Okra with Cheese and Bonito]()
Grilled Okra with Cheese and Bonito
Okaka Cheese Okra
The melted cheese, soy sauce and bonito flakes combine for a tasty result, and is perfect with the crunchy texture of the okra. It is ver...
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![Crab stick, Egg and Lettuce Salad]()
Crab stick, Egg and Lettuce Salad
Kanikama Salad
It's so good, the lettuce will be gone in a flash! The subtle sweetness of the egg and crab sticks combined with the mustard mayonnai...
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![Richly Flavored Pork Chashu]()
Richly Flavored Pork Chashu
Kokuuma Chashu
Thinking about what to have for dinner tonight? Look no further than this super simple chashu pork. The way the tender and juicy pork sho...
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![Simmered Carrot in Sesame Sauce]()
Simmered Carrot in Sesame Sauce
Ninjin Gomani
A healthy choice with pleanty of flavor, simmer large slices of carrot, season finish with a generous amount of sesame seeds for a fragra...
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![Simmered Nori Seaweed (Tsukudani)]()
Simmered Nori Seaweed (Tsukudani)
Nori Tsukudani
Have you heard of tsukudani? It is a dish made from small pieces of seafood, fish, shellfish, or seaweed that has been simmered in sugar,...
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![Easy! Japanese Turnip Farsi]()
Easy! Japanese Turnip Farsi
Easy! Japanese Turnip Farsi
Get ready for a Japanese twist on this classic French dish: Petits Farcis. Give This Dish a Japanese Makeover with just a few Tweaks ...
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![How to Make Homemade Sushi]()
Umami libraryHow to Make Homemade Sushi
Don't limit yourself to sushi at restaurants! We present a step-by-step guide so you can try your hand at making sushi at home. In wh...
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![5 Healthy Soy Milk Dessert Recipes]()
Umami magazine5 Healthy Soy Milk Dessert Recipes
The popularity of soy milk has been on the rise in Japan in recent years, with soy milk used as a substitute to cow's milk. As a resu...
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![Donburi: 5 Popular Japanese Rice Bowls]()
Umami libraryDonburi: 5 Popular Japanese Rice Bowls
Rice serves as the staple food of the Japanese, and it is no exaggeration to say that rice is at the heart of Japanese cuisine. What brea...
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![Five Retro "Kissaten" Coffee House Recipes]()
Umami libraryFive Retro "Kissaten" Coffee House Recipes
Currently, Japan is experiencing an unprecedented "Showa Retro" boom, with magazines and TV programs featuring scenes from the ...
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![Japan's Top 10 Souvenir Confections]()
Umami libraryJapan's Top 10 Souvenir Confections
In Japan, each prefecture has its own specialties and traditions that have developed around the peculiarities of terrain, climate, geogra...
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![5 Japanese Winter Recipes for Cold Days]()
Umami library5 Japanese Winter Recipes for Cold Days
For many of us, the months at the very end and very beginning of the year represent colder temperatures and shorter days. Umami Recipe ha...
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![Donburi: 5 Popular Japanese Rice Bowls]()
Umami libraryDonburi: 5 Popular Japanese Rice Bowls
Rice serves as the staple food of the Japanese, and it is no exaggeration to say that rice is at the heart of Japanese cuisine. What bread and pasta are to Europeans, rice is to Japanese, as ...
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![How to Make Homemade Sushi]()
Umami libraryHow to Make Homemade Sushi
Don't limit yourself to sushi at restaurants! We present a step-by-step guide so you can try your hand at making sushi at home. In what follows, discover how to make authentic sushi rice ...
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![5 Healthy Soy Milk Dessert Recipes]()
Umami magazine5 Healthy Soy Milk Dessert Recipes
The popularity of soy milk has been on the rise in Japan in recent years, with soy milk used as a substitute to cow's milk. As a result, a flurry of soy milk based drinks have been develo...
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![Okonomiyaki Recipe (お好み焼き)]()
Umami libraryOkonomiyaki Recipe (お好み焼き)
Okonomiyaki is one of the most popular soul foods in Japan, especially in Osaka, where they take particular pride in how it is made. Okonomiyaki can be described as an unsweetened savory panc...
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![4 Japanese Vegan Recipe Side Dishes]()
Umami magazine4 Japanese Vegan Recipe Side Dishes
From a health and ideological standpoint, there are more people living a vegan lifestyle than ever before. Yet, preparing vegan for both the side and main dishes can be challenging. There ar...
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![Chicken and Vegetables with Miso]()
Chicken and Vegetables with Miso
CHICKEN TO YASAI MISO YAKI
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![Okonomi-style Omelet with lots of Cabbage]()
Okonomi-style Omelet with lots of Cabbage
Okonomi Tamago-yaki
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![Chicken with Ginger and Sweet Miso]()
Chicken with Ginger and Sweet Miso
Tori Shoga Miso Yaki
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![Buttered Chicken and Potatoes]()
Buttered Chicken and Potatoes
Jaga-bata Chicken
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![Fried Chicken with Sweet Vinegar]()
Fried Chicken with Sweet Vinegar
Chicken Nanban
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![Shrimp with Broccoli and Mayonnaise]()
Shrimp with Broccoli and Mayonnaise
Ebi Mayo
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![Sweet Chili Mochiko Chicken]()
Sweet Chili Mochiko Chicken
Sweet Chili Mochiko Chicken
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![Meat Stuffed Green Pepper Teriyaki]()
Meat Stuffed Green Pepper Teriyaki
Piman no Niku Zume
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![Grilled Pork with Miso]()
Grilled Pork with Miso
Buta no Miso-Zuke Yaki
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![Bacon Wrapped Green Asparagus]()
Bacon Wrapped Green Asparagus
Aspara no Bacon Maki
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![Basic Spam Musubi]()
Basic Spam Musubi
Spam Musubi
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![Easy Anti-Aging Sushi Roll]()
Easy Anti-Aging Sushi Roll
Anti-Aging Maki Zushi
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![Multigrain Rice with Demi-Sauce]()
Multigrain Rice with Demi-Sauce
Demi-Sauce Gohan
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![The Basics of Sushi Rice]()
The Basics of Sushi Rice
Kihon no Sumeshi
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![Rice Ball Wrapped with Pork]()
Rice Ball Wrapped with Pork
Niku-Maki Onigiri
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![Meat Sushi Roll]()
Meat Sushi Roll
Niku Maki Sushi
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![Teriyaki Spam Musubi with Egg]()
Teriyaki Spam Musubi with Egg
Teri-Tama Spam Musubi
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![Salmon and Avocado Salad with Rice]()
Salmon and Avocado Salad with Rice
Salad Donburi
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![Chicken Cutlet Curry]()
Chicken Cutlet Curry
CHICKEN KATSU CURRY
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![Rice with Salmon, Potatoes and Butter]()
Rice with Salmon, Potatoes and Butter
Shake to Poteto no Takikomi Gohan
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![Handmade Ramen Noodles]()
Handmade Ramen Noodles
Chuka Men
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![Shoyu Ramen]()
Shoyu Ramen
Niboshi Ramen
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![Cold Corn Cream Soba Noodles]()
Cold Corn Cream Soba Noodles
Tsumetai Corn Cream Soba
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![Handmade Udon Noodles]()
Handmade Udon Noodles
Teuchi Udon
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![Udon Noodles with Deep Fried Tofu]()
Udon Noodles with Deep Fried Tofu
Kitsune Udon
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![Japanese-Style Soupless Ramen]()
Japanese-Style Soupless Ramen
Shiru-nashi Ramen
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![Fried Noodles with Starchy Sauce]()
Fried Noodles with Starchy Sauce
Ankake Yaki Soba
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![Chilled Carbonara with Tofu]()
Chilled Carbonara with Tofu
Reisei Carbonara
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![Miso Milk Udon with Chicken Dumplings]()
Miso Milk Udon with Chicken Dumplings
TORIDANGO MISO GYUNYU UDON
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![Stir-fried Udon Noodles]()
Stir-fried Udon Noodles
Yaki Udon
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![Maki Fujimoto]()
Maki Fujimoto
Culinary Expert, Nutritionist, Tofu Meister
Tofu meister and nutritionist, Maki also writes food-related columns and develops pr...
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![Anna Tanaka]()
Anna Tanaka
Cooking Expert, Chef
Anna is a cooking expert, dietary life advisor, medicinal herbs coordinator and swee...
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![Hiroka Kobachi]()
Hiroka Kobachi
Japanese Side Dishes Expert
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Hiroka is a registered dietitian that has experience at...
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![EwaYuri]()
EwaYuri
Japanese Culinary Expert living in Hawaii
Yuri has lived in the U.S. for 19 years. Proud of her family roots, Yuri was born an...
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![Yuke Miura]()
Yuke Miura
Culinary Expert
Yuke divides his professional time between TV program food coordination, supervising...
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![Reiko Kono]()
Reiko Kono
Doctor / Culinary Expert
A doctor who’s also a mother of a ten year-old daughter, Reiko has made contributi...
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