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  • This spicy chicken salad is loaded with juicy shredded chicken and crunchy cucumbers dressed with a sesame chili sauce. Get the details in this Bang Bang Chicken recipe.
    Bang Bang Chicken
  • Loaded with creamy eggplant and studded with Indian spices, this easy eggplant curry recipe is quick and delicious.
    Eggplant Curry (Baingan Bharta)
  • A close-up of Sapporo-style miso ramen, highlighting the luscious broth, tender pork slices, and vibrant toppings like corn and green onions.
    Miso Ramen
  • A beautifully plated bowl of shoyu ramen with chicken chashu, soft-boiled egg, menma, narutomaki, and scallions, served alongside rustic wooden chopsticks and spoon.
    Shoyu Ramen
  • Bowl of Japanese Oyakodon, highlighting the intricate interplay between the velvety egg and juicy chicken pieces all over a bowl of rice.
    Best Oyakodon (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)
  • A bowl of spicy mazesoba ramen noodles with scallion oil and spicy pork.
    Mazemen (Mazesoba)
  • Mongolian Beef
  • Spicy Kimchi Noodles with pork and a soft boiled egg.
    Kimchi Udon Noodle Soup
  • With a rainbow of toppings and a zesty ginger dressing, this Chinese Chicken salad is a treat for all of your senses.
    Chinese Chicken Salad
  • Give your instant noodles an upgrade by turning them into this rich creamy ramen carbonara with this easy hack.
    Ramen Carbonara
  • A staple of Chinese-American take-out joints, this Chicken Chow Mein recipe is an easy and delicious one-pan meal.
    Chicken Chow Mein
  • Hokkaido-style Miso Ramen
  • A 15 minute stir-fry made with chicken, mushrooms, carrots and sugar peas.
    Moo Goo Gai Pan
  • Basil Chicken or Pad Kraprow Gai is one of those easy, rewarding meals that come together in minutes, and yet it's brimming with flavor.
    Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Kraprow Gai)
  • Breaking a slow cooked egg over a bowl of Spaghetti Carbonara.
    Spaghetti Carbonara
  • A Chinese-American classic, these "Singapore" Noodles are loaded with shrimp pork and vegetables, stir-fried with curry-flavored rice noodles.
    Singapore Noodles
  • WIth juicy pieces of chicken glazed in a sweet and sour honey lemon glaze, this easy dish comes together in just minutes from pantry staples.
    Honey Lemon Chicken
  • With plump juicy shrimp cooked with loads of garlic browned in olive oil, Gambas al Ajillo (garlic shrimp) is an easy Spanish tapa that comes together in about five minute. Be sure to have some bread handy to sop up the delicious briny oil.
    Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
  • With tender beef marinated in soy sauce and pisco, Lomo Saltado is a delicious Peruvian-Chinese stir-fry that's loaded with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and garlic.
    Lomo Saltado
  • Loaded with Guanciale and Pecorino Romano, Bucatini all'Amatriciana is a quick weeknight pasta that has an unbeatable taste to effort ratio.
    Bucatini all'Amatriciana
  • Thai Green Chicken Curry with baby corn, eggplant, thai basil, and chicken simmered in coconut milk and green curry paste. Riceberry steamed together with jasmine rice make for a stunning side dish.
    Green Curry Chicken
  • With meaty chunks of tofu that are seasoned to the core, crunchy peanuts, and crisp peppers glazed in a mouthwatering savory, sweet, sour, and spicy sauce, this easy Kung Pao Tofu is a delicious stir-fry that may be meatless, but it's flavor full!
    Kung Pao Tofu
  • Yaki Udon, an easy udon noodle stir-fry made with cabbage, carrots, onions, and mushooms.
    Yaki Udon
  • Japanese-style fried rice (yakimeshi) with ground beef, caramelized onions, and curry powder.
    Curry Fried Rice
  • Make delicious spicy tuna rolls at home, just like your favorite sushi restaurant, with this easy to follow tutorial. Delicious spicy tuna filling recipe along with a step-by-step video on how to roll it 3 different ways.
    Spicy Tuna Roll
  • Surrounded in a light and crispy shell of potato starch with a juicy umami-packed center, this tofu karaage is a delicious plant-based version of Japanese fried chicken.
    Tofu Karaage (Vegan Japanese Fried Chicken)
  • This California roll in a bowl has savory crab, creamy avocado, crunchy tobiko, and crispy cucumbers on a bed of nori and sushi rice.
    California Roll Sushi Bowl
  • With shiitake mushrooms, carrots, edamame and black sesame seeds, these vegan Japanese fried tofu balls are meaty and packed with umami.
    Japanese Tofu Patties (Ganmodoki)
  • This easy homemade poke bowl is topped with Shoyu Poke and various colorful vegetables and comes together in about 10 minutes.
    Poke Bowl
  • Marinated with sake, salt, and pepper and served with a squeeze of lemon, this ultra-crispy chicken karaage is a delicious Japanese fried chicken.
    Shio Karaage (Salt Fried Chicken)
  • Easy delicious bento box lunch with chicken and scallions glazed with miso and maple syrup.
    Maple Miso Chicken Bento
  • With cold soba noodles, pan-fried tofu and mushrooms, and a light sesame dressing this easy soba salad is a deliicous Japanese summer dish.
    Cold Soba Noodle Salad
  • Spicy savory curry chicken glazed in a sticky mango chutney glaze served with a side of a garlic rice.
    Easy Weeknight Mango Chicken
  • Plump, springy shrimp glazed in a sweet and spicy chili sauce is a modern Japanese-style Chinese classic known as Ebi Chili in Japan.
    Chili Shrimp (Ebi Chili)
  • Pho Tai Nam from above.
    Pho Tai Nam (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)
  • Sunny side up eggs glazed in savory sweet teriyaki sauce make for an easy delicious rice bowl that can be cooked up in 3 minutes.
    Teriyaki Eggs
  • Easy Hot and Sour Ramen
  • Vegan Tonkotsu Ramen
  • Chicken Ramen
  • Homemade ramen noodles.
    Homemade Ramen Noodles
  • Mound of green beans stir fried with garlic and chili paste. An easy vegan Chiense stir-fry.
    Chinese Garlic Green Beans
  • This Vegan Mapo Tofu is loaded with creamy blocks of tofu in a fiery Sichuan sauce made from ground mushrooms and fermented black soybeans.
    Vegetarian Mapo Tofu

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