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  • Whole Japanese pickled cucumbers glisten on a plate—crisp, refreshing, and bursting with savory umami from a simple salt brine.
    Japanese Pickled Cucumber (Shiozuke)
  • Tall mound of Japanese cabbage salad with tomatoes and cucumber slices.
    Japanese Shredded Cabbage Salad
  • Mound of Japanese potato salad with ham, cucumbers, carrots and onions.
    Japanese Potato Salad
  • Gimbap
  • Okonomiyaki
  • Doenjang Jjigae
  • This delicious green bean stir-fry comes together in just mimnutes and yet it's loaded with tender green beans and ground pork seasoend with garlic, black beans and chili paste.
    Chinese Green Bean Stir-Fry
  • Kimchi Jjigae
  • Duck Fat Smashed Potatoes
  • Simple and flavorful this pan-roasted cod is served with an easy pan-sauce made from white wine, tomatoes and basil.
    Pan-Roasted Cod with Cherry Tomato Pan Sauce
  • Lemongrass Ginger Syrup
  • A plate of easy small batch kimchi
    Small Batch Kimchi
  • This savory Japanese cabbage pancake is called Okonomiyaki and can be made with whatever fillings and toppings you like.
    Okonomiyaki (Osaka Style)
  • Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing)
  • Plated sunomono salad with crab and sesame seeds glows under soft light, inviting with its glossy textures and vivid greens.
    Cucumber Sunomono Salad with Crab
  • Salsa Verde
  • Vegan-friendly poke made from tender carrots, sweet onions, limu and inamona.
    Vegan Poke Bowl
  • Homemade Sauerkraut (Choucroute)
  • With rich, creamy eggplant braised in a spicy savory sauce, Mapo Eggplant is a classic Japanese-style Chinese stir-fry.
    Mapo Nasu
  • Basic Tomato Sauce
  • Japanese-style spring rolls, or harumaki, are filled with meat, veggies, mushrooms, and a savory sauce.
    Harumaki
  • Aromatic ginger scallion oil takes this easy pan-fried chicken with crispy skin to the next level.
    Crispy Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce
  • This delicious plant-based Okonomiyaki is loaded with cabbage, scallions and shiitake mushrooms.
    Vegan Okonomiyaki
  • These blue mashed potatoes use a delicious natural coloring you can get anywhere. Perfect for July 4th.
    Blue Mashed Potatoes
  • Kinpira Gobo is an easy Japanese side dish made by stir-frying shredded root vegetables with a sweet and savory sauce.
    Japanese Kinpira Gobo Recipe (Video)
  • Vegan Japanese Curry Rice recipe from scratch.
    Vegan Japanese Curry
  • Steaming chicken between layers of cabbage with onions, garlic, tomatoes and bacon makes this chicken stew easy and delicious!
    Cabbage & Chicken Stew
  • Based in Buddhist monk cuisine, Kenchinjiru is a vegan Japanese soup that's loaded with veggies and tofu in a savory shiitake mushroom stock.
    Kenchinjiru (Vegan Japanese Soup)
  • These quick pickled carrots and daikon are a traditional part of a traditional Japanese New Year's meal, but they make for a great side salad or condiment for your favorite sandwich.
    Pickled Carrots and Daikon (Kohaku Namasu)
  • Takenoko Gohan (Bamboo Rice)
  • Kimchi Risotto
  • Juicy sweet tomatoes stir-fried with creamy scrambled eggs over a bowl of rice.
    Chinese Tomato & Egg Stir-Fry
  • Cream stew is a delicious Japanese-style chicken and vegetable stew that comes togehter from just a handful of basic ingredients.
    Cream Stew
  • With blanched spinach tossed with a nutty Japanese sesame sauce, this easy side dish comes together from just 4 ingredients.
    Spinach Goma Ae
  • Delicious hot Spinach Dip that's plant-based.
    Vegan Spinach Dip
  • Patatas Bravas with Allioli
  • Soupe de Poissons à la Sétoise
  • A colorful display of vegetables makes this soup appetizing even before you take a bite.
    Soup Curry
  • With crispy tofu katsu, and a rich and spicy Japanese curry sauce, this vegan katsu curry rice is is a mouthwatering treat.
    Vegan Katsu Curry
  • The best Spicy Salmon Poke recipe. With rich salmon, creamy avocado, crunchy tobiko, sweet onions and fresh cilantro seasoned with a sriracha sesame sauce and served over a bowl of hot rice.
    Spicy Salmon Poke
  • Pickled Jalapeños (escabeche)
  • Buta Kimuchi (Pork & Kimchi Stir-fry)

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