Oden (Japanese winter stew, おでん) Oden is a very popular stewed dish in Japan. People eat Oden especially in Winter. There are a variety of stews in Japan like Nikujaga, Pumpkin stew, and so on.
Stir-Fried Eggplant Pork Miso Don (ナスと豚肉の味噌炒め丼) Stir-Fried Eggplant Pork Miso Don is a fulfilling dish. Pork and eggplant are tender. The combination of Eggplant, Pork and Miso is great. Also I added Taberu Rayu which is
Takikomi Gohan（Japanese Seasoned Rice With Chicken, Carrot, And Shiitake, 鶏肉と人参と椎茸の炊き込みご飯) Takikomi Gohan is a very popular food, and especially eaten in fall in Japan. You can add and/or substitute fall ingredients like Kuri (Chestnuts) and/or Satsumaimo (Japanese purple
Noodles Salad Udon With Sesame Dressing (Cold Udon Noodles With Tuna, Salad, And Sesame Dressing, ゴマドレッシングのサラダうどん) Salad Udon is considered as a healthy summer dish in Japan. You can add any vegetables you like. This dish is super easy to make at home. When I was
Pasta Spicy Cod Roe Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes And Avocados （ミニトマトとアボカドの辛子明太子パスタ) Spicy Cod Roe Pasta is very popular in Japan. Spicy Cod Roe is originally from Korea. “Mentaiko” in Japanese means “The Child Of Cod Roe” in English. “Mentaiko” came from
Spicy Stir-Fried Pork (ピリ辛豚肉炒め) Would you like to cook a super easy and tasty dish at home? If so, spicy stir-fried pork is for you. Pork has a tender texture. You can enjoy eating
Noodles Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen Noodles With Ham, Salad And Sesame Sauce, 冷やし中華) Hiyashi Chuka is an easy summer dish in Japan. We can add a lot of summer vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers into this dish. The sauce has sweet and sour
Casserole Meat Sauce Eggplant Doria (Meat Sauce Casserole With Eggplant And Rice , ミートソースの茄子ドリア) Doria is a Western style Japanese dish which usually consists of white sauce and rice. Doria looked like a European dish, however it was invented by a Swiss chef in
Agedashi Tofu (Deep-Fried Tofu With Tsuyu Sauce, 揚げ出し豆腐) Agedashi Tofu is a comfort food as well as a very popular food on the Izakaya (Japanese Pub) menu in Japan. I remembered that my mother made this dish a
Sake Nori Bento (Bento With Salmon, Nori, And Japanese Omelette, 鮭のり弁当) Sake Nori Bento is one of the traditional bentos in Japan. You would see it at convenience stores, Bento shops, grocery stores, department stores and so on. Bento is a
Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry Mochi, いちご大福) Ichigo Daifuku is one of the most popular Japanese sweets (Wagashi, 和菓子 in Japanese) in Japan. The combination of Ichigo (Strawberry), Anko (Sweet red bean paste) and Daifuku (A small
Stir-fried sausage with vegetables, egg and soy sauce (ソーセージと野菜の卵醤油炒め) Japanese people cook stir-fried meat and vegetables a lot. You can substitute ham or bacon for sausage. Also you can use any leftover vegetables in your refrigerator. This dish is
Noodles Tan Tan Niku Chasoba {Hot green tea soba noodles with spicy meat and hot noodle soup, (坦々肉茶蕎麦)} “Chasoba” is a kind of soba noodle, usually made of Matcha green tea, soba powder, bread flour and water. It is a very famous local noodle in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.
Shrimp cheese Harumaki（Shrimp cheese egg roll, エビとチーズのアメリカ風春巻き） “Harumaki” in Japanese means “spring roll” in English. Spring roll is very popular in Japan. Spring roll is originally from China. Egg roll is a Chinese American dish. Apparently, egg
Kinpira Gobo (Japanese style stir-fried burdock root with carrot, きんぴらごぼう) Some of you may have never heard of a burdock root before. “Gobo” in Japanese means “Burdock root” in English. Burdock root is a plant and native to Northern Asia
Butter Soy Sauce Rosemary Steak (Sweet Savory Rosemary Steaks, バター醤油ローズマリー風ステーキ) This Butter Soy Sauce Rosemary Steak is so easy to make using only a frying pan. It has a rosemary aroma, a sweet savory flavor, a very juicy, and a
Asian Style French Toast Sandwich （Easy French Toast Sandwiches with Soy sauce and BBQ sauce, 簡単アジア風フレンチトーストサンド） Asian Style French Toast Sandwich is very easy to make and you can cook it on only a frying pan. It is not that sweet like a typical French Toast,
Tonjiru（Pork miso soup, 豚汁） “Tonjiru” is a kind of miso soup which is very famous in Japan. “Ton” means “pig” and/or “pork” in Japanese. “Jiru (Shiru)” means “soup” in Japanese. My mother often
Ebi Pilaf （Japanese Style Shrimp Pilaf, 海老ピラフ) Ebi Pilaf is a common food in Japan. Especially, we eat Ebi Pilaf for lunch. When I was an elementary school student, I had this dish as school lunch. “Ebi”
Casserole Bacon Vegetable Bread Gratin (Casserole with bacon, vegetables and bread, ベーコンと野菜のパングラタン) Gratin is very popular to eat especially in Winter in Japan and is similar to casserole. We have a variety of gratin in Japan such as potato gratin (Please see
Valentine’s Chocolate Brownies (Chocolate Brownies with walnuts and Japanese pan cake mix, 胡桃チョコレートブラウニー) Chocolate Brownies are very popular to bake in Japan. The key ingredient is a Japanese pan cake mix. This ingredient is very versatile and can be used not only for
Cheese Sake Fry（Deep-fried cheese salmon, チーズ鮭フライ） Cheese Sake Fry is good to eat with white wine. Japanese people eat salmon a lot in general. “Sake” means “salmon” in Japanese. Salmon is one of the most popular
Sui-Gyoza Soup（Japanese potsticker soup, 水餃子スープ) Sui-Gyoza Soup is popular to eat especially in winter in Japan. This dish will warm your body up in cold weather. Also the dish has a lot of vegetables. Gyoza
Yakibuta tamago meshi (Rice topped with savory roast pork and sunny side up, 焼豚玉子飯) Yakibuta tamago meshi is from Imabari city, Ehime prefecture, Japan. This dish is a very popular local food in Imabari city. This dish was originally “Makanai” (A meal provided to
Stir-fried chicken with potato and cheese (鶏肉じゃがいもチーズ炒め) Stir-fried chicken is a common dish in Japan. The combination of chicken, potato and cheese is very good. However, you can substitute the chicken with any kind of meat. I
