Japanese Cooking & Recipes
Japan

In virtually no other country is such great importance attached to the absolute freshness of ingredients as in Japan. Only freshly caught fish can be used to make sushi (small cakes of rice topped with raw fish). Fish is generally more popular than meat in Japan; it is eaten raw, fried or boiled. Tofu is also frequently served. Everything is combined with rice (which used to be eaten three times a day) or noodles, a lot of fresh vegetables and various aromatic mushrooms. Commonly used flavorings include green horseradish (wasabi), soy sauce, rice wine (sake) and rice vinegar, seaweed, ginger and sesame. As well as raw delicacies like sushi, the most frequently served dishes are fried or braised for the shortest possible time: in that way, the aroma and goodness of the ingredients are preserved as far as possible.

Collection of Japanese recipes:

1. Assorted Sushi

2. Assorted Sushi Roll

3. Basic Sushi

4. California Rolls

5. California Roll with a Twist

6. Chilled Soba Noodles

7. Deep-fried Chicken with Seaweed

8. Fried Pork and Noodles

9. Grilled (Broiled) Chicken (Yakitori)

10. Marinated Steamed Sake Chicken

11. Mushrooms in a Spring Onion Dressing

12. Prawn Tempura

13. Pork on Skewers (Buta Teriyaki)

14. Pork Cutlets (Tonkatsu)

15. Red Bean Soup with Rice Dumplings (Zenzai or Shiruko)

16. Rice Balls

17. Tempura

18. Teppan yaki (Grilled Steak and vegetables)

19. Tofu Miso Soup

20. Salted Grilled Fish

21. Sashimi (Raw Sliced Fish)

22. Savory Steamed Egg Custard (Chawanmushi)

23. Sesame Seed Dipping Sauce

24. Shabu-Shabu (Braised Beef and Vegetables Steamboat)

25. Soy and Ginger Dipping Sauce

26. Spicy Tuna Roll

27. Sponge Cake (Kasutera)

28. Steak in Roasted Sesame Seed Marinade

29. Sukiyaki

30. Sunomono

31. Sushi Rolls

32. Sushi Rice & Sushi Vinegar

33. Yakitori Chicken Skewers

34. Yasai Soba (hot)