Exploring Japanese Food & Culture

Learn about the influences behind traditional Japanese dishes and the role food plays in Japanese culture.
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Kimchi picked eggs recipe
Kimchi Pickled Eggs Recipe
45 mins
Japanese Whisky From Suntory and Nikka
A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Whisky
Homemade Matcha Tea
Matcha Recipe
10 mins
Brick Toast
Brick Toast Recipe
60 mins
illustration of food and drink trend predictions for 2020
The 10 Things We'll Be Eating, Drinking, and Cooking With in 2021
Southern crockpot black eyed peas recipe
19 Lucky Recipes for a Traditional New Year's Dinner
somen noodles over ice on a plate
What Are Somen Noodles?
Soba Noodles
What Are Soba Noodles?
Shirataki Noodles in a bowl
What Are Shirataki Noodles?
Ramen
What Is Ramen?
Furikake
What Is Furikake?
Bottarga
What Is Bottarga?
Shiso leaves
What Are Shiso Leaves?
Traditional Japanese Breakfast
How to Prepare a Traditional Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Food
10 Tips on How to Eat Japanese Food
Raw Spicy Mentaiko (Cod or Pollock Roe)
What Are Tarako and Mentaiko?
A close-up of kinako
Five Ways to Use Kinako (Roasted Soy Bean Flour)
Easy Soy Sauce Eggs (Shoyu Tamago) on a white plate
Easy Soy Sauce Eggs (Shoyu Tamago)
10 mins
Typical Japanese Meal
Introduction to Traditional Japanese Meal
Teppanyaki barbecue on the dinner table
Introduction to Teppanyaki Iron Plate Cooking
Japanese Style Garlic Peanut Sauce
Japanese Style Garlic Peanut Sauce
25 mins
Layered Chirashi Sushi for Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day)
Japanese Girls' Day or Hinamatsuri