Tonkatsu is one of the most popular Japanese deep-fried dishes. It is normally served with shredded cabbage. Tonkatsu has a crispy texture. Tonkatsu sauce has thick savory and sweet flavors. Tonkatsu looks similar to breaded and deep-fried pork tenderloin in the United States. But Tonkatsu tastes very different from it.

This is not "Tabemono” (food in Japanese), but I would like to introduce “Nomimono” (drinks in Japanese) for hot summer. "Mugi" means "barley", "Cha" means "tea" in Japanese. This tea is super easy to make. Japanese people drink this barley tea a lot in summer. One of the most popular

This side dish is very easy. The combination of soy sauce and mayonnaise is fantastic. Green beans which I used are actually from my garden. It’s good to eat this dish in summer when green beans are fresh. It takes only less than 10 minutes to make! Ingredients (2

This dish is very common in Japan. Apparently, cabbage roll is originally from Western Asia. It spread out widely to Europe, Northern China, North Africa, in the United States, Japan and so on. When I was in Japan, my mother made this dish often. Japanese people eat this dish at

Japanese people cook and eat Tofu and Shiitake mushrooms a lot. Shiitake mushroom has very unique and strong taste and smell. But the combination of Tofu and Shiitake is very good. Soy sauce, butter and cheese also make this dish wonderful! Ingredients (2 plates): Tofu (200g, 0.5LBS, firm) 2

This dish is very simple and easy. All you need to do is just preparing, marinating the chicken drumsticks, and putting them into an oven. This dish has a very juicy texture and a tasty garlic soy sauce flavor. It would be better to eat it with salad, soup and

I asked my husband which Japanese dishes he likes the most. Here are his favorite dishes so far. I hope it will help you to determine which Japanese dishes to try cooking first on my blog! Rank # Oyako don Cream stew Mabo tofu Kimchi tofu soup Bacon asparagus roll Rank

Hi everyone, I’m Mayuko. I moved from Japan to the United States a few years ago. When I worked in Japan and the United States, I didn’t have much time and energy to cook after work. I thought I would like to share easy Japanese food recipes with

Niku means meat, "jaga-imo" means potatoes in Japanese. This dish is one of the most popular comfort food in Japan. Ingredients can be different for each region and family. My mother made this dish a lot when I was in Japan. One of my favorite mom recipes! This dish has

Matcha is a type of green tea ground into a green powder. It is a very famous tea in Japan. This dessert is easy to make and good to eat especially in summer. Matcha mousse has thick and creamy flavors. You can enjoy it with your family, friends and anyone

Tara means a cod in Japanese. The cod is one of the popular white fishes in Japan. You can cook the cod in many ways such as steaming, grilling, putting in a hot pot, and deep-frying. I will introduce the deep-fried cod in a deep-frying pan to cook at home

Hosomaki means a thin roll in Japanese. This dish is one of the varieties of sushi in Japan. The common ingredients for inside the rolls in Japan are salmon, cucumber, fresh tuna, pickled Japanese radish, and tuna mayonnaise. But you can put inside the roll anything you like. I will

This is also one of the most popular dishes in Japan. Japanese people eat this dish a lot especially in winter. Ingredients are similar to curry rice, however cream stew sauce is very different from curry. Although this is a Japanese dish, it looks like a western style meal. Children

This dish is super easy, and it takes only 5 minutes to cook. It’s good as a breakfast for busy people. It’s very common for Japanese people to put a tomato ketchup on top of the omelette, but you can substitute the ketchup with a hot sauce or

Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish which is made by salted and fermented vegetables such as Napa cabbage and radish. But it is very popular in Japan. It has spicy and sour flavor. I will introduce an easy and unique Kimchi soup with tofu and cabbage instead of Napa cabbage.

This dish is very popular for children in Japan. It tastes similar to meatloaf. I noticed that “Hamburg” in Japanese is called “Hamburger” in the United States. For Japanese people, “Hamburg” means this dish. “Hamburger” means a sandwich inside of cooked patties, sliced vegetables and so on, and these are

Pan cake sounds sweet however, Japanese savory pan cake is not that sweet and not like a western style pan cake. This dish contains vegetables and meat. You can add cheese, rice cake or anything you like. Some Japanese people have Okonomiyaki parties to invite people or gather their families