Sides
From salads to pickles, side dishes are an essential element of a traditional Japanese meal. These delicious side recipes will add balance and variety to your meal!
Featured Recipe
Readers Favorite Side Dishes
Agedashi Tofu (Japanese Deep Fried Tofu)
Tako to Kyuri no Sunomono (Octopus and Cucumber Salad)
Japanese Pickled Cucumber with Ginger (Kyuri no Tsukemono)
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Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad (Horenso no Goma-ae)
Horenso no Goma-ae is a delicious side dish made up of blanched spinach mixed with ground sesame seeds and flavored with Japanese condiments. It’s tasty, addictive and perfect for bento boxes too!
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Yuto’s Favorite Side Dishes
All Sides Recipes
Garlic Miso Rice Balls
Addictive Daikon Salad (Izakaya Style)
Homemade Shibazuke Pickles
Egg-Free Plant-Based Tempura Batter (Shojin Age)
How to Cook Japanese Multigrain Rice (Zakkoku Mai)
Japanese Simmered Soybeans and Vegetables (Gomoku-Mame)
Clam Miso Soup (Asari no Miso Shiru)
Sekihan (Japanese Red Bean Rice)
Quick & Easy Takuan (Yellow Daikon Pickles)
Negima Yakitori in A Frying Pan (Japanese Chicken Skewers)
Beef Yawata Maki (Glazed Beef Vegetable Rolls)
Yakiton (Japanese Grilled Pork Skewers)
Easy Japanese Vegetable and Pork Soup (Sawaniwan)
Asari no Sakamushi (Sake-Steamed Clams) with Butter & Soy Sauce
Authentic Kakiage (Mixed-Vegetable Tempura)
Kelp-Cured Sea Bream Sashimi (Tai no Kombu-Jime)
Chikuwa Isobe Age (Japanese Fish Cake Tempura with Seaweed)
Yudofu with Spicy Sesame Sauce (Hot Tofu)
Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Stew)
Pork-Wrapped Rice Balls (Nikumaki Onigiri)
Niku Dofu (Japanese Simmered Beef and Tofu)
Japanese Pickled Napa Cabbage (Hakusai no Asazuke)
Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry)
Japanese Hijiki Seaweed Salad (Hijiki no Nimono)
Beef Shigureni (Simmered Wagyu with Ginger and Gobo)
Chikuzenni (Nishime/Gameni) Simmered Chicken and Vegetables
Kohaku Namasu with Yuzu (Japanese Pickled Daikon and Carrot Salad)
Chicken Chashu (Japanese Braised Chicken Thigh)
Kuri Kinton (Japanese Sweet Potato Mash with Candied Chestnuts)
Agedashi Tofu (Japanese Deep Fried Tofu)
Nasu no Agebitashi (Deep Fried Eggplant in Dashi Broth)
Chicken Tsukune (Japanese Glazed Meatballs)
Japanese Ketchup Fried Rice for Adults (Chicken Rice)
Wakame Salad (Japanese Seaweed Salad) with Cucumber
Pan Fried Tofu Steak with Japanese Sauce (Vegan)
Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice) with Pork and Miso
Japanese Style Avocado Egg Salad with Wasabi Mayo
Hiyayakko 101 (Japanese Cold Tofu) with 15 Best Topping Ideas
Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad (Horenso no Goma-ae)
Sashimi Salad (with Homemade Japanese Wafu Dressing)
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Thanks for visiting Sudachi Recipes. My name is Yuto and I’m a Japanese guy with a passion for food. Here I share tasty and accessible recipes so that you can bring a taste of Japan to your own kitchen.
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