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  • Juicy sweet tomatoes stir-fried with creamy scrambled eggs over a bowl of rice.
    Chinese Tomato & Egg Stir-Fry
  • With blanched spinach tossed with a nutty Japanese sesame sauce, this easy side dish comes together from just 4 ingredients.
    Spinach Goma Ae
  • Ebi Fry is a Japanese fried shrimp that's coated in a ultra-crisp layer of panko breakcrumbs.
    Ebi Fry (Japanese Fried Shrimp)
  • Niku Miso
  • Dipping coconut fried shrimp in a orange chili sauce.
    Crispy Coconut Shrimp
  • Chicken Nanban with Japanese-style tartar sauce and a shredded cabbage salad.
    Chicken Nanban
  • This vegan plant-based pho is so simple and yet the umami-packed mushroom broth is loaded with all the trademark flavors of traditional pho.This vegan plant-based pho is so simple and yet the umami-packed mushroom broth is loaded with all the trademark flavors of traditional pho.
    Vegan Pho
  • Soupe de Poissons à la Sétoise
  • Creamy uni pasta with spaghetti, garnished with fresh uni and green shiso.
    Uni Pasta (Japanese Sea Urchin Spaghetti)
  • Ramen Eggs are Japanese soft-boiled eggs that are marinated in an umami-packed sauce.
    Ramen Egg (Ajitama)
  • Easy stove top Japanese roast beef rice bowl with pan roasted A5 grade wagyu, an onion glaze, and tangy wasabi cream.
    Roast Beef Donburi
  • 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
  • This easy trick will make your poached eggs perfectly oval without whispy egg whites.
    How to Make Poached Eggs
  • 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
  • Cheesy and delicious savory granola bars are loaded with cheddar, parmesan, oats, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and chia seeds and baked until crisp.
    Cheesy Savory Granola Bars
  • This easy bowl of Niku Udon (Beef Udon) is a comforting bowl of noodle soup topped with tender slices of beef simmered in a savory-sweet sauce with scallions.
    Beef Udon (Niku Udon)
  • Easy Macaroni and Cheese
  • Grilled hanger steak marinated with ginger and garlic and glazed with a simple 3 ingredient teriyaki sauce.
    Teriyaki Steak
  • Buta Kimuchi (Pork & Kimchi Stir-fry)
  • Intensely flavorful and only mildly spicy this Japanese-style ground meat dry curry is topped with a golden yolk.
    Keema Curry (Japanese Dry Curry)
  • With contrasting tastes, textures, and colors, Okinawa Taco Rice is an easy delicious 1-plate meal that comes together in minutes.
    Taco Rice (タコライス)
  • Grilled Chicken with Honey Mustard Dressing
  • Filipino garlic fried rice topped with extra crisp garlic and scallions.
    Filipino Garlic Rice (Sinangag)
  • Penne all'Arrabbiata
  • Bánh Mì Thịt Xá Xíu
  • Hanetsuki Gyoza with crispy wings of batter radiating out from the juicy dumplings.
    Crispy Hanetsuki Gyoza
  • The ultimate guide to making Japanese Rice Balls, or onigiri, and shaping them into perfect triangles without a mold.
    How to Make Onigiri
  • A glossy mirrorlike shine is the hallmark of any great Japanese chicken teriyaki, and this one comes together from just 4 simple ingredients.
    Teriyaki Chicken Recipe (Authentic Japanese )
  • Easy shrimp rice bowl with plump juicy shrimp glazed with a decadent garlic butter-soy sauce on a bed of rice.
    Shrimp Rice Bowl
  • Braised Chicken Tacos
  • Crisp Chicken Karaage with green beans and a wedge of lemon.
    Chicken Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
  • Cross section of Dashimaki Tamago, a traditional Japanese rolled omelette glistening with savory dashi stock.
    Dashimaki Tamago
  • Creamy sweet cubes of kabocha squash simmered with atsuage tofu and dashi garnished with mitsuba.
    Japanese Simmered Kabocha
  • With slippery, garlicky Japanese dumplings in a comforting dashi broth with mushrooms and veggies, this gyoza soup is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day.
    Easy Gyoza Soup
  • Katsu curry or cutlet curry is a classic Japanese comfort food made with a crispy pork cutlet sauced with rich Japanese curry sauce.
    Katsu Curry (カツカレー)
  • In Chaliapin Steak, onions are used to tenderize beef before it's grilled and topped with onions sauteed with red wine.
    Chaliapin Steak Don
  • This crispy Japanese potato croquette is filled with a velvety potato filling studded with sweet caramelized onions and hand-minced pork.
    Korokke (Japanese Potato Croquettes)
  • Katsudon (Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl)
  • With spaghetti and spicy cod roe in a creamy sauce, this Mentaiko Pasta is a classic Japanese-Italian mashup that's as easy to make as it is delicous.
    Creamy Mentaiko Pasta
  • This protein packed Japanese egg salad sandwich recipe has a triple dose of eggs, packed with medium boiled eggs, egg salad, and mayonnaise.
    Tamago Sando (Japanese Egg Sandwich)
  • With a crisp, juicy slab of Japanese fried chicken stuffed into a butter roll slathered in yuzu mayonnaise, Chick-fil-A and Popeye's ain't got nothing on this Japanese Chicken Sandwich.
    Japanese Chicken Sandwich
  • Marbled A5 grade wagyu beef is the key to the texture of this sandwich. Crisp on the outside, and melt-in-your-mouth tender on the inside, this Wagyu Katsu Sandwich is a decadent splurge that ou can make at home.
    Wagyu Katsu Sandwich

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