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Recipes By Course

Izakaya style salt boiled edamame in an off-blue bowl on a wooden table with black lines — Appetizers

Japanese chicken katsu curry served on a white oval-shaped plate with beige rim, next to a wooden spoon on a black background topdown view — Mains

crispy salmon skin salad in a white bowl on a wooden chopping board with a wooden spoon in the background — Salads

Agedashi Tofu (Japanese deep fried tofu) in a thick sauce topped with chopped spring onions, grated daikon and shichimi pepper — Sides

homemade Japanese miso soup in a dark wooden soup bowl with red and black chopsticks — Soups

A single slice of matcha rare cheesecake on a white plate next to half a strawberry, a blueberry, and a few mint leaves — Desserts

iced matcha latte with matcha whisk and small white bowl of matcha powder — Drinks

3 kinds of tonkatsu sauce in small glass bowls — Sauces

Recipes by Meal Type

Noodle Recipes

Homemade shoyu ramen in a white and red ramen bowl topped with pork chashu, ramen eggs, narutomaki, nori, chopped green onions and menma with noodles lifted with black chopsticks — Ramen

Beef niku udon topped with green onions in a white and gray mottled ceramic bowl on a dark wooden table side view — Udon

Japanese Duck Soba (kamo nanban soba) served with spring onion — Soba

Festival style yakisoba served in a bamboo boat with red pickled ginger — Noodle Stir-Fries

Cold udon noodles on a bamboo zaru (tray) next to homemade mentsuyu dipping sauce, tenkasu (tempura bits), green onion, wasabi and grated ginger — Cold Noodles

Rice Recipes

decorative temarizushi made with various seafood, eggs and vegetables topped with leaves, salmon roe, flowers and lemon slices — Sushi

chicken takikomi gohan in a black rice bowl topped with chopped green onion — Rice Sides

devil's onigiri made with tempura flakes and aonori on a gray plate with a brown border — Onigiri

Recipes by Season

Small Plates

three negima yakitori Japanese chicken skewers on an oval plate with decorative leaf — Izakaya

Osaka style okonomiyaki topped with homemade okonomi sauce, mayonnaise, aonori and bonito flakes in a small frying pan with sauce and a plate in the background — Street Food

5 pieces of yellow pickled daikon radish (takuan) cut into half moons and arranged in a row on a white plate with green ink design close up — Pickles

Recipes By Ingredient

Japanese Cuisine Styles

Eggless Vegetable Tempura (shojin-age) with homemade matcha salt served on a square black plate decorated with purple flowers — Washoku

Japanese style mapo tofu topped with spring onion and chili threads — Chuka

Omurice (Japanese omelette rice) topped with ketchup and served on a blue plate next to salad leaves, baby tomatoes and fresh parsley — Yoshoku

Butter Soy Sauce Salmon (Japanese-Style Salmon Meunière) on a bed of garlic rice next to sautéed asparagus and enoki mushrooms on a blue striped dinner plate top down — Fusion

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