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  • Chicken teriyaki bento box.
    Chicken Teriyaki Bento
  • Juicy chicken breast teriyaki glazed with honey teriyaki sauce.
    Honey Teriyaki Chicken
  • Overhead shot of Japanese pickled carrots with a dried chili accent—crisp, savory, and vibrant with soy sauce sheen and umami-rich depth.
    Japanese Pickled Carrots in Soy Sauce
  • Chicken and egg rice bowl.
    Soboro Don (Chicken Rice Bowl)
  • Easy onigiri rice ball recipe stuffed with a delicious mix of canned tuna, mayonnaise and soy sauce.
    Tuna Mayo Onigiri
  • Salmon Onigiri split in half showing tender salted salmon flakes wrapped in a fluffy layer of Japanese short grain rice.
    Salmon Onigiri
  • Hijiki No Nimono (Hijiki Salad)
  • Tangy, savory, and sweet, these effortless braised chicken wings come together from umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums) and a handful of ingredients tossed in a pot and simmered together.
    Umeboshi Chicken
  • Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)
  • Japanese-style sweet and sour chicken with chicken and vegetables glazed with black vinegar sweet and sour sauce.
    Japanese Sweet & Sour Chicken
  • This easy teriyaki chicken bowl comes together in about 10 minutes using just a handful of ingredients.
    Easy Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
  • Japanese bento box lunch with vegan tamagoyaki, pickled cauliflower, sesame spinach, and stir-fried burdock with carrots.
    Vegan Tamagoyaki Bento Box
  • The perfect topping for ramen, these Ajitsuke Tamago (seasoned eggs) are seasoned all the way to their golden yolks.
    White Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago)
  • 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
  • Crunchy smashed cucumbers dressed with a nutty and spicy sesame sauce.
    Smashed Cucumber Salad
  • The fluffy and juicy egg omelette in this Kyoto-style egg sandwich is redolent of savory dashi and makes for a delicious Japanese egg sandwich.
    Dashimaki Tamago Sando (Japanese Egg Sandwich)
  • A healthier version of Yakisoba, a classic Japanese festival food.
    Shirataki Yakisoba
  • Soboro Don Bento is a rainbow of colors tastes and textures in a portable bento box lunch.
    Chicken Soboro Bento
  • Kinpira Gobo with Chicken

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