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Understanding ingredients is half of my formula for becoming a better cook.  These foundational elements help define the dishes they're used in, and understanding their unique qualities and uses will expand your culinary horizons. Browse our ingredient profiles to enrich your cooking repertoire and experiment with new flavors.

  • A good dashi is the key to good miso soup, and this easy dashi recipe uses just 2 ingredients and comes together in minutes.
    How to Make Dashi
  • Glistening Japanese short-grain rice in a blue flower bowl.
    How to Cook Japanese Short-Grain Rice
  • Close-up shot of a wooden bowl filled with homemade kinako powder, its golden hue hinting at its rich, nutty flavor. With kinako doughnuts and kinako butter in the background.
    Kinako (Roasted Soybean Powder)
  • Katsuobushi is made by cooking, drying, smoking and fermenting skipjack tuna and it's the primary flavor of dashi stock.
    Katsuobushi: A Pillar of Japanese Cuisine
  • Deveining shrimp with a toothpick.
    How to Clean Shrimp
  • Sprinkling Umami Seasoning Salt with fingers.
    Umami Seasoning Salt
  • Lineup of the 20 spices used to make authentic Japanese curry powder.
    How to Make Japanese Curry Powder
  • Japanese sandwich bread (left) can easily be turned into panko bread crumbs (right).
    How to Make Panko Breadcrumbs
  • This easy 5 ingredient plant-based parmesan cheese sprinkles like parmesan, tastes like parmesan and makes any dish you add it to taste better.
    Vegan Parmesan "Cheese"
  • Crispy Atsuaage tofu topped with scallions and ginger makes for a delicious Japanese appetizer.
    Atsuage
  • Masuzake overflowing from a glass. This traditional beverage is also an important ingredient in Japanese cooking.
    Best Sake for Cooking
  • Photos of 3 different types of miso paste including white miso, yellow miso, and red miso.
    What is Miso?
  • Bottles of shochu and awamori
    What is Shochu?
  • A bowl of warm, comforting chicken stock.
    Rich Chicken Stock
  • Yuzu Kosho (Yuzu Chili Paste)
  • Niboshi
  • Tripe
  • Roasted Red Pepper
  • Kombu
  • Homemade Vanilla Extract
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