7 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway (Closed) & Thank You

I love your blog so much!!! I look forward to your future recipes!

Great recipes. Always look forward to reading them.

Look forward to year 8.

I don’t have feedback exactly. I find your Web site very helpful with lots of pictures and videos, as well as clear instructions. I refer to your site first for Japanese cooking, usually even before my Japanese cookbooks.

I found you via Google when I was looking for how to make something (don’t remember specifically now which recipe).

I appreciate the occasional cultural or historical lessons along with the recipes. It’s nice to have the significance explained along with the procedures.

Thank you for all that you do!

Congratulations on 7 years! Here’s hoping for 7 more! Maybe in the future I will find more amazing gluten free recipes from you!

I’ve been reading your recipes, and watching the videos for almost a year now. And while you thank us for reading, I feel I must thank YOU for opening up the world of Japanese home cooking to me! You have no idea how much this has meant to me.

Love your blog, I’m fairly new and don’t have a ton of feedback but was told from my friend about your blog. I love the photos and commentary.

Hi Nami- My family and I love Japanese food, and you’re recipes are so delicious and simple to make. Thank you for taking the time to create your site, it has been a life and game changer in the kitchen.

I was born in a Mexican Jewish family and cooking was always a part of our family gatherings. But to be honest I have always felt more connected to japanese culture and food! I cook Japanese cuisine daily and your newsletter helps me learn and challenge me every day! When my husband and I visited Japan I would try many things based on your posts. Thanks so much for all you do! Love following along!

I love these recipes. My Mom is the same way, she cooks her Japanese food without measuring anything. How did you figure out how to convert your Mom’s recipes into measurable units?

I love the website. It answers many of my questions about wonderful Japanese cuisine. I know where to buy ingredients. The website is colorful, easy to search for specific things, well organized. I love step-by-step videos and instructions!! Always happy to get news from Nami.

Love your recipes – I adjust as needed to copy my obaachan’s 味 ????

After living in Japan for 6 years, I longed for recipe so of foods that I fell in love with. Thank you so much for your amazing recipes, photos, and videos!

Love your blog, keep the recipes comng

Hello Nani.

I married into a Japanese family and have made many of your recipes for my family and in-laws. My in-laws are always very happy with the taste of your recipes and say that they bring back many good memories.

Thank you for making Japanese food fun and easy to prepare.

Kristen

I would love to see if all dishes will have tutorial video attached to the page itself as I’m a beginner in cooking. Or maybe JOC mobile app : ) with meal planner features that will be superb

Overall I love it.

Hi Nami & Mr JOC!

I’m Huilan from Singapore.

I first came across your YouTube channel when i was searching for simple recipes on Earl Grey related desserts to speed up the use of my tea leaves. I remember it was your Earl Grey chiffon cake recipe video that was recommended to me by YouTube. Subsequently, I started following you guys on Facebook & Instagram to get to know your family as a person rather than just a “Cookbook”. It didn’t take too long before I subscribed to your newsletter. 🙂

I do not think that I’m qualified to provide useful feedback and suggestions on your blog and videos. Would just like to let you know how I admire both of you working together as a team, and how detailed the videos & recipes were (which came in very useful for someone like me who fumbles quite a bit in the kitchen). I hope one day I can cook as fuss free like you Nami, with my hubby like Mr JOC, taking photos/videos of the process for keepsake.

Keep doing what you’re doing, and have a great year ahead!

Yay! Congrats! Best Wishes for continued success.
Cheers, Lisa

What a wonderful giveaway! I have been following your blog for a while now and love all the japanese recipes you post (I originally found this blog looking for a homemade curry roux recipe). While I love making the recipes you post, sometimes I have difficulty finding the ingredients! Would love to have some substitutions (I know sometimes there aren’t any) or possible source of where to purchase the ingredient.

First of congratulations on the 7 year anniversary 😀 I’m a student from who really likes to cook and of course often I cook Japanese recipes. I actually cook. Japanese stuff for a few years already learning from Japanese friends, cookbooks ( for example Harumi Kuriharas books) and from the Internet (mostly from the amazing cooking with a dog but also some recipes from Here and there). I first found some of your recipes via Google and recommendations while viewing other Japanese cooking videos and since about a year or so I closely follow your blog. To be honest, I can’t think of any suggestions to make this channel better on the top of my head, because I think is already pretty amazing it is. Keep it up!

I love love our videos and am not qualified to offer suggestions other than I love yuzu so do some more with it 🙂 thanks and congratulations!!!

I love your recipes! The fresh anpan was definitely my favorite so far. It turned out so beautifully! 😀

I never win any of your contests but I keep entering! I love your website!

WOW WOW! Each item would be great in any kitchen

Thank you for this opportunity. Love your recipes and enthusiasm.

Congratulations on your 7 year-anniversary!
JOC is the only Japanese food blog I ever use, I love the quality of your photos, clear cooking instructions and the kind soul behind all this! I made lots of dishes from your recipes and everything was delicious!
There is not much I can suggest, you are doing an amazing job already. Maybe what I would like to see more is more regional and lesser known recipes from different parts of Japan. Something that we might have never heard of before.
Keep up with the good work, Nami!

Happy 7 years anniversary! Love everything about your website. The recipes, the blog, the travel tips, movies tips and everything else. Wishing another 7 years of happiness, success and good food!,,,

I only started following your blog recently, after I booked a trip to Japan, then realised instead of dreaming of street food in Osaka I should find a great blog to help tide me over 🙂 I would like to see more bento recipes! I am also loving all your instant pot recipes and would love to see more. Especially more quick pressure cooker recipes!

I love all your recipes and it is very fun to see how you prepare and cook the different foods. Although I am Japanese, I don’t know how to cook all the different foods. Thank you for teaching all of us with your wonderful recipes.

I look forward to seeing your recipes and videos in my email, on Facebook and Instagram. The ingredients are easy to find and recipes easy to follow. Congratulations on 7 years!

Hi there! ???????? I found your blog just a couple of months ago looking for Japanese recipes through Pinterest. You definitely have inspired me to cook more cuisine out of my comfort zone! Arigato!

I’m subscribed to the newsletter

Congratulations on your 7yr anniversary. Thanks to you I have enjoyed Midnight diner. I like when you cooks the same dishes from the show.

I am new to your website. I found it when looking for recipes for hamburger steak and hijiki salad. Love your recipes!

Omedetou! Happy 7th anniversary Ms. NAMI I always check your recipe video. Its very easy to follow and the taste was really good. I love japanese food and cook for my family. Congratulations and keep it up! More power from Philippines

I love your blog and recipes, you are my go to for recipes. They are easy to understand and I have yet to make something I didn’t like! You’ve taught me a lot about cooking in general that I didn’t know before. Thank you

I already really enjoy your videos. I much prefer the sounds of you cooking (chopping, boiling, sizzling) with quiet background music rather than the emphasis on mostly the music in some of your newer videos. I am subscribed to your newsletter!

Thank you for sharing your recipes.
I found your blog by looking up Japanese recipes. I have lived in many places (live in the US now) so I don’t consider that I am from a particular city/country. I am 100% Japanese descendant though. いつもありがとうございます。今年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

Visit your website at least once a week!

I love your okonomiyaki recipe – tastes just like it does in Japan!

I was lucky enough to find your website on Facebook. I have loved every one of your recipes, but the one I make the most is Dashi. I am a Miso soup addict! Your videos are clear and concise, making every dish I try come out so good! I look forward to learning more recipes in 2018. Thank you!

I’ve only recently started reading your blog, which I found when I was googling a Japanese recipe. I’m English but spent some of my childhood years in Japan and developed a lifelong love of the food I was eating.

Thank you for your emails and website. They’re a precious resource for me. The emails never fail to make me smile with pleasure, even when I’m having a bad day.

I live just outside of London with hubby and two dogs.

Would love to see your cute family in some of your vlogs!

Wow! Congratulations on 7 years of growing the JOC brand. I am so happy to find this blog since I check it for recipes and ideas pretty regularly. I think the blog and videos are great already. If you wanted to try out something more, maybe you could do a vlog for your trips (or maybe just a piece of them) abroad. You guys visit very interesting places.

I have been a fan of your cooking ever since I saw your strawberry mochi demo. I have made it many times and have told others about your website. You explain everything in detail and your recipes are so easy to follow. I was fascinated by the kamaboko design and made it for a New Year’s party and again shared your website with others there. I look forward to making the kabocha casserole next. I enjoy reading about your activities and the trips you take with your family. I learn so much about Japan through your cooking. Thank you so much for sharing your tasty recipes.

Congratulations on 7 years! I always love receiving your newsletters.

Love reading your posts and so many recipes that make my mouth water!

Love reading your posts and so many recipes that make my mouth water!

Happy Anniversary and here’s to many more! Love your site and the clarity of your recipes! Wishing you continuous prosperity!

There are few things in life I get excited about, my kids, food and JOC new recipes and blogs. Thank you Nami and Mr JOC for making my life little more fun and rewarding. Thank you…

Made the pressure cooker ox tail and it was awesome. Have tried a lot more recipes and am never disappointed. Would like to see more instant pot recipes.

I found your blog by looking on youtube for Japanese cooking in USA. Love the soup recipes, rice, and seasonal vegetable dishes. I do eat meat, just not a lot.

Love the dishes you present and tips.

Happy 7th anniversary JOC! Wish you more years of sumptuous Japanese cooking and amazing blogs!

I am new to the blog and I am from Ecuador, I found your blog through google while looking for recipes. My suggestion is to include alternatives to hard to find ingredients. Congratulations on your 7th anniversary.

This is the first and only food blog I subscribe to – love every thing you post! I would love to see more dessert recipes – I’ve made a few and they always turn out amazing, and I always want more!

The experience of reading your recipes would be greatly improved and enhanced with less advertisements popping up in the middle or around the recipe.

Thanks very much for your detailed and amazing Japanese recipes!

The first food recipie I’ve seen and tried from you was your salmon terriyaki =) Ever since then, I’ve been excited whenever a new blog comes out after that and can I say, so far, you site is just one of the few that I just love to follow. You have made me so motivated to cook for me and my family. Your recipies are so easy to follow; the feature I really love is how you put pictures of the ingredients and steps. In addition, I also love how you add videos to some recipies to give us a great visual. Some people have asked me how in the world I can cook such delicious meals, and I would be like, “Oh! Check out JOC!” Anyways, just love, love your recipies so keep it up! For suggestions, maybe color code some important words and actions in your recipies? But I can tell you’re always making your blog in a fun and creative way every time you post! Can’t wait for the next one!

First of all, congrats on the milestone. Seven years is a real feat when it comes to a blog. So many come and go, but the good ones really do stay around! Secondly, what an amazing list of prizes. I’m in awe! I really love the recipes you share and am personally obsessed with Asian cooking (especially Japanese). We’re working on reducing the amount of meat we eat at our house, but finding recipes that are suitable for a main course that have enough protein and other nutrients isn’t always easy. I’d love to see more recipes for healthy, filling meals that are little or no meat. My daughter and I love tofu, but we haven’t been able to get my husband on the bandwagon – yet. I’ve hidden meat free “meat” crumbles in things like spaghetti sauce with him being none the wiser, but I need more ideas. Thanks for all you do!

We visited japan last autumn and loved the people place and the food. Wanting to recreate a little bit of our memorable visit led to finding your site and signing up. I love seeing your recipes and have tried many. Yum yum. Thankyou wendy and howard

I can’t believe it’s been 7 years! My hubby and I have gotten so many recipes! Congrats! We love watching your travel videos

Hi there . I am new to your blog and really enjoy all your videos and recipes. I love Japanese food and culture. Please continue to do more Japanese home cooking videos like poke bowls and maybe different types of ramen. Thanks for all your inspirations,????
Sandy

I heard about this blog through YouTube! I think it is wonderful!

Your recipes have been great, and I especially like the videos. I consider them essential to actually making them, and they are made really well. And we love seeing the travel videos, too! I haven’t been a subscriber for all this time, but I truly do enjoy every update, every recipe. Thank you for the ideas, skills, and inspiration!

Recently tried your mochi recipe – delicious!

Hello Nami san SOC san! Great job on your blog. I like especially that most of ingredients in your recipes can be found in the U.S. quite easily.

What I would like to ask for is (a bit) more vegetarian recipes. I recently watched a Japanese drama called ‘Sachi no o tera gohan’, and the shojin ryori in that show really amazes me, even though I am not a committed vegetarian. This show proves that it is possible to cook delightful and delicious meals without using meat, which I always doesn’t feel comfortable handling.

Found you via Facebook! We live in Portland Oregon and love your blog and videos

Hi Nami,
I have enjoyed your recipes very much. I’ve tried some when I was able to get the ingredients and they turned out great. Thank you so much and please keep them coming. ???????????? Yvonne Matthyssen from Australia

I also cannot live without my microfiber hair towel. I cooked your goya champaru recipe and it was so good!

Hi Nami San! I moved in Japan two years ago (in Yokohama), I come from France, your blog saved my life.
When I discovered it, I tried new recipe every day (my husband is very happy too).
Japanese ingredients are easy to find here and I take a lot of pleasure to experiment your recipes.
I have posted some pictures of my recipes on Facebook and Instagram and sometimes we exchanged together few words.
Let’s continue to communicate and please continue to post your delicious recipes!
Thank you very much for your giveaway and see you soon on social media.
Alice

Hello from Canada! I was introduced to your site by my cousin, she had made your wonton soup recipe one day for me and it was so delicousin! I am now a big fan of your site your recipes your stories -all of it! I really enjoy all your step by step as well as your great food pictures 🙂

Love your blog. I was lucky enough to visit Japan and had a home stay with a really nice family and your site is where I come to recreate some of the food I got to sample. Being it the Caribbean sometimes it’s hard to find genuine products so thats for always providing links for where they can be sourced online. Happy Anniversary!

I love your recipes but don’t watch many of the videos. I’d love to see even more recipes using tofu, especially silken tofu (that aren’t dessert!)

I recently discovered your posts and as a Hawaii girl who now lives in Texas, I was so happy to see Oriental food that is presented in a way that could be duplicated at home by someone unfamiliar with a lot of the ingredients and cooking methods! I love that the directions are clear and nuances explained in detail, also, the tips on how to find ingredients her in the U.S. I have learned so much about cooking and the types of food I grew up eating. Sadly, I have not made any of the recipes because the ingredients usually have some form of sugar or gluten or other ingredient that I have been warned to stay away from until I know what my body triggers are for dis-ease. But then, I also find that when I go back to Hawaii for a visit, I find myself sorely disappointed that I am no longer able to eat the majority of the meals I used to consume while growing up. Though I enjoy reading your posts even if I don’t get to prepare the dishes, I was wondering if, with the emphasis on healthy eating nowadays to help with obesity, diabetes, brain heath, thyroid issues, etc., are there some dishes you could feature in an article for those of us who wish to limit our food consumption to foods that help us on our health journey but still excites our palates?

Love the blog and recipes. Keep them coming! I particularly like the more traditional recipes. Thank you!

Hi Nami, I love your recipes but I wish you could develop some of your chiffon cake recipes for 10″ tube pans (as I think they are more common in households)!

I’m a big fan and use your recipes frequently and look forward to your emails. The only thing I can think of as something I’d like different on your website is if it was possible to have less ads. I know that’s a big way websites make money though, but I wish readers could help sponsor a site for you with less of those intrusive things!

Thank you for teaching me so much about Japanese food! We love your recipes ????

Love your recipes & videos! They are so well done!
Arigato!

Congrats on 7 years!! I love your recipes! The only thing I can suggest is I would like to see some alternative options for ingredients that are more “readily available”… I live in northwest Indiana where asian groceries are scarce!!

I love you blog! I’ve made so many of the recipes on the blog and they are always great. Thank you!

Love the blog!

Your videos are so inspiring!

Congratulations! I enjoy reading you blog and watching the videos. Thanks for the chance to win!

Love your site! Many of the things you do remind me of my mom! She came from Tokyo and after meeting my dad on R&R came to the states.

You cannot top perfection Nami and Mr. JOC! ❤️
Every recipe you share, every picture you take is amazing! I just want to thank you both for your hard work, and sharing your beautiful recipes with us! I truly look forward to your vlogs and emails…,always!!

Sincerely, Mary – AKA (Mindy’s Mom)

enjoy all your recipes and good clear directions. You make Japanese cooking fun!

Congratulations!!!
I love your website. It is amazing, love the recipes and all your videos and blogs.
Keep up the fantastic job!!!

It was hard to think of any suggestions bc I love JOC as is! But one thing I think would be helpful for pressure cooker recipes is if you could include tips for readers who do not own one. (Unfortunately, I do not have space for one in my small apartment.) Thank you Nami and Mr. JOC !!

Nami and Mr JOC,
Have been following your blog and Instagram for a few years now. Really love it. Love the recipes you post and the travel posts too. When planning my own travels, I love to check out your posts to incorporate destinations or food places you have gone to. I tried several of your regcipes – Teriyaki Salmon, Mushi Pan, Honey Soy Sauce Chicken Wings , Miso Salmon , Gyoza, Matcha Cookies and the list goes on. Have not tried the instant pot recipes advice I don’t have a pressure cooker. Would love to try them. ????

There are so many blogs out there, but I love yours most because I like your personality coming through the posts. You are so down to earth, real and an inspiration to me. Even though I know I am not likely to win anything but I just wanted to congratulate both of you on your 7th anniversary and to let you know you are loved by many of us so please keep going! 加油！

Nami, thanks for all the wonderful recipes and I look forward to the next 7 years blog anniversary.

Hello, I already subscribe to your news letter. I teach chess to children aged 5 to 11 and also teach cooking to those children. We have cooed several of your recipes. in the cooking class. thanks

Hi, I love all the recipes and watching the videos are very helpful. I would love to see this one day turn into an app with recipes and videos!

Your recipes helped me feed my picky toddler.
The pictures are extremely detailed and helpful for newbie moms/newbie cooks like me. 🙂

Learned about your blog when searching “how to make rice” and got hooked. Thanks for wonderful recipes, and also sharing basic cooking techniques. Would also love more articles about kitchen tools etc.

Am enjoying everything you share

Congratulations on seven years. Love your website and hope to win one of your prizes.

Congratulations on 7 years! I look forward to many more years of your enticing recipes and how you make them so easy to duplicate. We will never grow tired of receiving them. Here’s to a 100 more years!!!.

Hello JOC, can you have more recipes using the instant pot? My favorite is the kakuni which my family love it so much.

Seven years! Congratulations!!

Dear Nami-san,
I love cooking since when I was kid. Learned my cooking from my mother. I cook everyday and teach many dishes to my kids. I enjoy reading your mail as well as on FB and try your recipes so many times. Please keep teaching me new dishes. Thank you.
Kay

Wow! Congratulations! My husband and I love your recipes! Your recipes are amazing! Thank you so much 🙂

I love your blog! I went to Japan on exchange this summer so some of your recipes remind me of what my host mother used to make! Please continue with more dessert recipes; those are my absolute favorite!

Thanks for the easy to follow recipes on the website and youtube.
My partner and I eat like Kings because of it!

Love your recipes and all the great info.
Thank you

Hi Nami,
Have been subscribed to your website for awhile. Absolutely love your recipes, which are clear and concise, and easy to follow. Also appreciate you sharing your travel stories and tips! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your site!

Thanks for sharing your favorite things

Your recipes are amazing and they are very helpful with my college days. Simple, healthy and super delicious.

Wow! 7 years! And now Mr. JOC is full time with JOC! Now I hope you have more family time on the weekends and evenings. You made me understand how to cook Japanese dishes. Thank you and congratulations!

Great videos and recipes. Would be good to include
1.advice on how to select fresh ingredients
2. Pairing food with wine or sake
3. Meal planning

I love your blog and videos and I think they are full on, there is really no suggestion needed. I tried several of your recipes too and love them. I would really love to win the One pot wonder????. Would be great present for my 40th Bday next month!

I’ve been using your website for over five years now and I still find it amazing! Everything is well explained and the pictures you post next to the cooking instructions really help!! Thanks for helping me enjoy japanese cuisine from home (Barcelona, Spain)!! ????

Love your cooking videos! They are easy and clear 🙂
Hope there will be more dessert videos in the future 🙂

Hi! I am already a
Subscriber and appreciate all the yummy recipes. I love your instant pot recipes. I would love to see any IP dessert recipes (besides cheesecake) if you have any in mind. Also any seafood recipes! Thank you!

Congratulations on your 7th Anniversary! Keep up the great work. Your blog just keeps getting better and better. Even if I don’t try the recipes, I find the content useful and engaging.

Love your blob Nami

Hi Nami,

My boyfriend (who loves to cook) and I really enjoy your blog. His mother is Japanese and when we first met, one of the first meals he made for me was chicken Katsu curry with fried ebi. He told me he wanted to pull out all the stops in order to impress me so I would want him to stick around 🙂 I had never had much Japanese food before meeting him, so I tried to educate myself and came across your blog. Two years later and I often use your blog to request new recipes to try out with him. Thank you to you and Mr. JOC for putting so much effort into it! I made your onsen tamago the other night for udon dinner for the third or fourth time. It made me think how much I enjoyed the video. Please continue making videos as well! They are such a nice complement to the written recipes.

yalonda30@yahoo.com

The items you have written are easy to understand and the ingredients are accessible. It is a quick read. Reminds me of my mother…

I really appreciate your information on authentic ingredients, the flavor profiles and how and where to purchase them and ranking the brand names as good, better,best. This has made it so much easier to try new recipes especially since I have to order most ingredients. I love being able to cook items at home where I can control the additives, fat content etc. Love your recipes as they have introduced me to so many new food items and flavors.

I love, love, LOVE your blog. It’s my go to go Japanese recipes and it’s so easy to follow. I’ve tried rolled omelets, musubi, gyoza, and onigiri (still have to work on this one). I even started to learn Japanese. Thank you for taking time out of your day to bring this blog to the masses. Take care and arigato-gozaimasu!

Not sure how long I’ve been watching your videos, but I enjoyed everyone I’ve seen so far. The instructions are easy to follow and lil by lil I’ve noticed my cooking skill improving 🙂 Thank you for continuing the great work. I also follow you on Facebook and that’s how I discovered about your blog as well

Congrats!

paul Bacino/Omaha nebraska

Hello Nami san,
Learned alot of delicious home cooked food from your blog. Cld you please do more videos on pressure cooker cooking because I still have phobia in cooking with pressure cooker. Thank you.

Hiya! I’ts been awhile since i’ve entered one of your contests. But in regard of your amazing anniversery i wanted to participate! I have no suggestions because this blog is for me already perfect. Keep up doing the amazing work and being the amazing person that you are!

Lots of Love
Skye

Happy anniversary!
almost a year since I found JOC and it’s been great experience
now that I think about it, it’s the start of my interest in japanese foods

if you can make the web more mobile friendly I’ll gladly appreciate it!
keep up the good work! always nice to see the story behind each recipe

Congratulations on your 7th year !!! You are such an inspiration, makes me want to start my own blog too!!!

I love your desserts, & would love to see more of it !!!! Kudos to the videos!! Love that they’re such high quality!!

Love all the content on this blog. Food especially, but following your travel logs also allows me to live vicariously through you and your family as I don’t have the opportunity to go back to Japan as often. Keep up the great work!!

So have enjoyed your recipes and Utube videos, Thank You!
My husband and brother both lived in Japan as very young boys. Their mother has been long past so have no actual recipes, and they both have definate favorite foods from that period of their lives.
I have been trying to replicate these recipes from their descriptions. I Love to cook and have found your recipes to be very close to what they are asking for. Thank You

Hello!
I’m from Colombia but I currently live in France. I follow your blog since some years ago, I was searching for a home japanese food blog and I just fall in love with your posts, they are very spontaneous and feel real. Moreover, commonly you do some research regarding ingredients and techniques!
I would love to see more fusions recipes in your blog and make from the scratch 🙂
I know that there have some posts about, but I think that the recommendations for restaurants, stores, etc are not easily to be found.

I love everything about your blog . It’s informative and I learn a lot . I can’t think of anything I’d change.

Congratulations on your 7th blog anniversary, Nami!
I’ve been reading your posts and trying your delicious recipes for years. Thank you for all your wonderful work!
I love the new search function design since you changed the design of the website. I can’t really think of anything to improve, except that the search button on the mobile version of the website sometimes doesn’t line up properly??
Anyway, congratulations again!

Just one cookbook is my go-to site for Japanese recipes. I like the variety, I like your videos, and i like how you make suggestions for substitutions for items that might be hard to find outside of Japan. I can’t imagine how you would improve the site. Happy Anniversary!

Your blog is my top sites I go to for recipes. Thanks for sharing ! Maybe we could have quick tips or ingredient substitutions available, but overall your content is great!

Hi!
I am from Yokohama and have lived on Guam for over 40 years. I have been a subscriber for a year now and love the chance to try recipes I grew up eating but did not know how to make!! It is getting harder to find Japanese foods and products here but at least have basics. Would like to see videos on making a variety of pickles…
Congratulations>>>omedeto gozaimasu<<< on your anniversary!!!

I’ve been a longtime subscriber and love your newsletter. Seven years, keep up the good work!!!

I just love your blog. I just stumbled on your Japanese Strawberry Shortcake. Debating whether I want to attempt to make it. Sounds delish. Love your videos.

Love reading your blog! Thank you!

Hi Nami,
I’ve been a fan for a couple years now and never cease to enjoy your delicious recipes! I would love to see more quick and easy recipes or those with ingredients easily found in the U.S.
Thank you!
Raneem

I’ve been watching your channel for almost 3 years I believe, and all of your recipes are so easy to follow and well planned out. I’ve tried a couple of them myself, including ramen, gyoza, and other really simple recipes. You and your husband do an amazing job keeping up the channel and the blog!

I love your blog-especially when you describe places you visit in Japan. So many places I would love to see. I have a suggestion for your next trip. The Itoigawa Seafood Shuttlebus https://www.hakuba1.com/pdf/seafood.pdf
This part of Niigata is so rich with seafood and other local treats.

It’s been a pleasure to read your recipes and your travel blogs.
They are not just informative, but beautifully written and fun as well! To be honest, I have a hard tome thinking of any suggestion to improve them. Let me just ssy keep up the good work!????

Stumbled across your blog earlier last year searching for Japanese recipes. Loving the blog, the tips, and the recipes.

I love your emphasis on getting all the ingredients together first. As in Chinese cooking, it’s 90% preparation and 10% cooking. The most infuriating thing when it comes to cooking is when you forgot a single ingredient and either you don’t have it or it’s not ready.

First, thank you so much for the chance! I am a subscriber. I would love to see some more substitutions. Happy seventh!

I love your blog and your recipes. They are so well done, that it makes it easy for someone like me (who is not a good cook) to follow! Please keep up the awesome work and huge congratulations on the anniversary! 😀

Hello Nani. I’m new to your blog. I found the when I googled a recipe for yakisoba noodles. I love cooking and trying new and different recipes. I look forward to learning from you.

Hi Nami, Im from Spain and I love japanese food and your recipes help me a lot to make it easy. Thank so much for share them with us. Congatulations in your aniversary.

Nami San, I have a good Okinawa friend who tells me about the food she used to eat there. I’m not sure where you’re from but maybe do a “tour of Japan” series showing off the various regions specialty’s. So glad I found your blog, it’s hard to find good Japanese recipes. Thank you

I would love it if you do more vegan friendly stuff.
Your Vegetarian Ramen is divine and everything I make from you which I veganize is terrific. I just wanted more things that are intentionally vegan.

I just started reading a couple months ago when I got a bunch of Chinese ingredients from my mom. You have been a great resource!

Love the your recipes. They are very well prepared and written. Tried out many of your sweets with azuki beans. They are great. I was wondering if it is possible to add more vegan recipes or advice on vegan options for meat dishes. Thank you for letting us read about all those amazing Japanese food and culture!

Congratulations on 7 years.

I love your recipes, they’re easy to follow and delicious results.

Congratulations on your 7 year anniversary! Thank you for all your hard work. I love trying your recipes! Best wishes for continued success!

I don’t have much feedback because you do such a great job! I love how easy it is to follow your recipes and the videos are well made.

Congratulation! I’ve been following JOC for while now. Whenever I feel to eat some Japanese dishes, always come here to get inspiration. As a suggestion, I am hoping to see more eggless dessert in future though. Love your recipes and always looking forward to your new recipes. 🙂

Judy.corvetti@gmail.com

I LOVE the videos!! The one thing I think the blog could use is an interface/format update. I’m not really sure what exactly needs updating, but I just think it could be a little more user friendly.

Congratulations on 7 years! I love your step by step instructions with photos. I try to cook with my kids and I love that I can show them how its made first via video and have the photos too bc they are still too young to read. I always look forward to your newsletter in my inbox!

I really don’t have anything to add , your site has been my go to for Japanese cusine. This is especially useful as my son recently came back from Japan on a student exchange program and fell in love with Japan.

Please make your cookbook available in hard copy.

I want to win 🙂

Hi! I’ve been a subscriber for over a year now and absolutely would love if you could post even more Japanese comfort food/home cooked weeknight meals! Thank you!

Hi! Thank you for your blog and videos – I enjoy reading them and I have used so many of your recipes! Right now I don’t have any improvement comments. Thank you again!

I would love to see recipes from other areas more often like Okinawa!

Congrats on your anniversary! I know some recipes are pretty hard to show in pictures, but I prefer those to videos, personally. Other than that, nothing comes to mind. 🙂

You recipes area all very easy to follow and understand. I wish I could think of some good suggestions. Good luck and congrats on seven years!

What if I’m already subscribed to the newsletter. Also, this is my comment.

I love your recipes and your update emails that you send out. More Instant Pot recipes would be nice though! I have also been struggling a bit finding some Japanese ingredients. Do you have suggestions on grocery stores or potentially online stores where I could purchase from?

Hi Naomi! I just recently found your blog and I adore your videos! I first found your YouTube channel when I was looking for ideas to make a bento and then those matcha cookies which are delicious made me a subscriber. ????

I just found your recipes and can’t wait to start trying them. I’m going to start with the favorites from 2017.

Hi, I think your recipes are pretty great (and very tasty), but I’d love if you made some more vegetarian ones! I try to make my own substitutions using tofu and such but sometimes it doesn’t taste that good. My partner eats meat so I’d love a recipe that you can either add meat or tofu to (so that the main part of the meal is vegetarian and the only meaty bit is an addition on top). I’d love to eat the same meal as my partner knowing his is enjoying it just as much as I am!
jojomall@hotmail.co.uk

I would love to see more Taiwanese cuisines!

Hi Nami & Mr JOC,

Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic recipes with us. I moved away from home this year and I’m missing homecooked asian food so much. I’ve been trying out your recipes and having so much fun making them and eating delicious meals.

For a suggestion, I’d love to see more video tutorials for all the recipes. I know they take much longer to make, but the way you guys film them is incredibly beautiful and just wants to get me in the kitchen!

Thanks!

-Annie

Your blog and recipes are very clear and easy to learn. Love it!

Thank you for sharing so many delicious recipes.

Hi, my name is Narizza and I’m a new subscriber. I discovered you through seonkyounglongest Instagram and I’m already fascinated by the look of your recipes. I’m excited to try them out.

Been visiting your website for a few years, always looking forward for new recipes and your travel stories. You are doing a great job, keep it up

I so enjoy reading your blog!

I’d love to win the instant pot!!!

Your recipes are wonderful 🙂

Hi Nami! I’m Yuki and I moved from Okinawa to South Dakota last year (this is actually my first time living in the states!) with my husband who is currently stationed here with the Air Force. It’s kind of hard to find Japanese food out here so it’s been really helpful looking at your blog/videos! I’ve used a lot of your recipes and my husband has been loving it! Thank you for all that you do????

Hi! I’ve been following you for quite some tike, I LOVE your blog and recipes, and glimpses into Japanese culture. Maybe even more clips about life in Japan and such for us who have to live vicariously? Keep up the good work, and thank you!

Love your recipes, I found your recipes off of Pintrest and you are my go to for Japanese recipes. My favorites are the sukiyaki and oyako donburi.

I came across your blog while searching for recipes of Japanese desserts to make in my little NYC kitchen. As a novice with cooking, thank your for sharing recipes with clear steps, pictures and/or videos!

Found your blog when I was searching for a milk pudding recipe! Turned out great, thanks!

Thank you for all your hard work! I first learned of JOC when I bought your e-book back in 2014. Time has flown by!

I’ve really enjoyed trying out your recipes. I look forward to more… especially quick and simple ones that I can make for work. Japan travels tips and ideas are also great. I try to visit Japan once every two to three years and love learning about new attractions, shops, etc…

Thank you for helping inspire us to get back to my Japanese roots with cooking! Your recipes remind me so much of the delicious foods my Oba and Oji used to make ❤️Thank you so much!!!

I LOVE JUST ONE COOKBOOK BLOG! Nami, your recipes are delicious and easy to follow. Japanese cooking has always been my favorite and since finding your blog you’ve helped me grow as a cook. I just recently got an IP and I would love to see more recipes for pressure cooking. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us!

Love the simple recipes and home style food.

Love the receipt and tried a few already. Absolute fabulous outcome.

I’m new to your website. I found you on YouTube and I love watching your videos. I made a few of your recipes. You make it easy to learn how to cook.

The videos are awesome as it shows the step and consistency of the food.

Hi Nami! Thank you for sharing your recipes with us! I would like to have more ideas about instant pot recipes since I have tried your chicken and daikon recipe and it was delicious and easy to make! My fiancé loved it! And Happy 7 years JOC 😉

Love to see your post on FB everyday and love the recipes, I don’t think there is anything that needs changing. Keep up the great work!

I subscribed. I love your how-to videos & recipes! Thank you!

Love your recipes! I have tried a few! Wouldn’t suggest you change a thing. ????
Btw, I looked for the cold brew coffee maker when I was in Japan… no one knew ehat I was talking about. Where can you get that from?

I’ve done a tons of your recipes and I cried tears of blood every time I see one with ingredients I can’t find around here (Quebec). I want to try them all and become so good at it that even my vietnamese friend will hesitate between my food and his mother’s! (Who am I kidding… lol). You are my numer one go to for recipes, so much so that my friends are tagged in almost every post you do lol. Thank you for your blog and pleaaaaase don’t stop the amazing work you are doing!!!

You are doing a fantastic job! I honestly can’t think of how you might improve your website; but maybe some more seasonal dishes? I always look forward to those. Congratulations on 7 great years!

Hello! I am new to your blog, but I have seen your videos around Facebook and have always loved them! I am from California.

I look forward to more videos from you that I can make for my roommate and myself now that I am properly subscribed!

Hi Nami! I’m from Singapore! Chanced upon your page on fb 2 years ago and have been following since as I got married and my husband loves all things Japanese! Your recipes are simple to follow and often gave me ideas and made it easy when it comes to weekend home dinners 🙂 i love your beautiful plating as I can be quite a mess when I do that. I hope to improve over time ????
Well I hope to have a chance to win the instant pot as I found it amazing but my husband laments we have quite a few pots that we bought when we moved in. So I’m hoping to win one so he doesn’t have any objections ????
Here’s wishing JOC 7 years of great recipes and many more to come ????

I love your blog! I have tried several recipes. I have made the Japanese cheesecake several times and everyone raves about it. Please just keep continuing your blog and providing great recipes and stories. Wishing you much continued success for the future.

Hello from South San Francisco!! I’m fairly new to your blog, but I’ve followed you on Instagram and YouTube! I’ve made several of your recipes, and you’re always my go to for new ideas to try. Your instapot curry is my favorite! And I’ve made it so many times!
Congratulations on 7 years and looking forward to more!

Hi Nami!

I have been following your blog for a while now. My husband and I have been using your recipes to eat more healthily (more “real food” and less processed food), and we have already lost a combined total of 15 lbs since last November!

One suggestion that I humbly offer is to maybe consider a snapshot into what Japanese normally eat every day. I love your culture posts, and I would really enjoy seeing how many families prepare their meals for the week, especially because it’s normal for a meal to contain so many different components. I have trouble finding the time to cook/prepare rice (we don’t have a rice cooker) + miso soup + main dish + 2 side dishes.

Thank you so much for all that you do. My husband and I really appreciate all of the recipes and tips you have given us!

Wonderful blog ! I have been an following your cooking recipes and Facebook for last 5 years! Keep up the good work ! Always enjoy every single episode and my family love ur recipe

Hi. This is Maggie from CA. I have been following you and your blog for a while and I truly enjoy everything! I was an international student in Japan for 3.5 years and your Japanese receipts remind me a lot when the time I was there. Especially those recommendations of how to get the Japanese style tools from different resources, love that! Please continue to provide all the good info of Japanese cooking! I also love your dessert receipts – they are easy and delicious! Amazing. Keep up the good work!
Thanks again. 🙂

Happy Birthday!!! Love, love, love all your videos and blog write-ups on recipes. Best part of it is your recipes are easy to follow to learn from. Only suggestion is that you make more of them ! Thanks for the opportunity to enter in the contest too.

very nice giveaway on your 7th year. Thank you for sharing all your dishes I tried some of it and my girls loves it and their all time fave is Asian coleslaw.

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See czar

I am a current subscriber to your newsletter already. I love your easy to follow recipes and always look forward to new ones. Your videos are beautifully shot!

Hello! Warm greetings on your 7th anniversary!
I’ve been a fan for years. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos and learning new recipes.
I live in Japan with my family and your recipes have inspired me to make Japanese meals or Japanese-inspired meals and bento for my family. I was also thrilled that you have included a chicken adobo recipe in your blog. Yes, I’m a Filipino and adobo is quintessentially Filipino.
I look forward to seeing recipes on how to make tofu (and tofu products), fresh soba, tonkotsu ramen stock, furikake, fresh ramen noodles, and how to cook with uniquely Japanese ingredients like shirataki, konyaku, yuzu, sake kasu, shio koji , etc. it would also be really interesting to learn more about food-related history and culture and regional specialties especially those least know ones. It would also be exciting to learn snippets of agriculture practices/information as it’s related to food as well , example, how true is it that wagyu cattle are massaged (myth or truth?) , foraging culture , how different are dairy and eggs in Japan etc.

Thank you for your time! And thank you for inspiring all of us to cook and eat well.

More power to you and your blog!

Regards,
Antonette

Japanese cooking is a little intimidating for someone who doesn’t cook. Your recipes are clear, simplified and easy to understand and follow along. I love your cooking videos. It really helps to have a visual to make sure I read the recipe correctly.

Hi!
My name is Angel and I’m from Tennessee.
I found you via Pinterest. ????

Hi I m from
Singapore. I chanced upon your blog while I was looking for a family itinerary to Japan in 2017. We took a few of your suggestions n route in your family holiday last June to the snow corridor and nearby. From then followed your Facebook. Love your simple recipes.

Hi Nani! I just started following your blog! Absolutely love the videos of you preparing the dishes my mom use to make. Now I can make them too! Thank you so much!

Love all your receipe , easy to follow

Congratulations on 7 years of success Nami and Mr. JOC! I love how “clean” your videos are; everything seems very organized and it’s clear that you think everything through before filming. About your blog, I appreciate how the recipes are detailed and the images are relevant. Sometimes I can’t check YouTube to see exactly what I should do, but the images on the blog are so specific that I always find my way! It must take a lot of time to film your recipes and write each blog post. Thank you for your hard work! Wishing you many more years of success!

Hi, I have been a fan of yours for years and witnessed the growth you have on your channel. I loved it! You don’t have to but you try to share as much as you can with all of us, you didn’t have to. I learned that I now admire the perfume you like though I no longer have mine. I believe that you will continue to teach and surprise us in the times ahead or till you get tired. Hope not for a long while.

Great recipies amazing work keep doing it

Have been following through FB. Thanks for the recipes!

Don’t change a thing. I love so many of the recipes you’ve shared!

Hi Nami and Mr. JOC,
Congratulations on 7 year! I really enjoy your blog, videos, and instagram. I found your blog through instagram. I saw one of your cooking clips and liked many of your photos which lead me to your blog and youtube channel.
Thank you for your amazing blog!
Julie

I live in Canada and I am originally from Korea. I love to be in my kitchen and Asian cooking is my top priority. I used to sell my Korean food in my community as a fundraser.
I found your facebook page last year when I was trying Katsu recipe and I am more than happy to follow your page! I have been buying some of Japanese must buy items for my pantry and trying your recipe. It is awesome experience!
My suggestion for your facebook page (since I use facebook more often than other social media) is like these.
1. I would love to see new recipes or ideas rather than many same repeated posting. For example if you post 5 postings a day, maybe at least couple of them can be new idea or new recipe?
2. What about limited postings a day. I think 3 or 4 would be ok. Because fb users might just scroll down when they see many same type of postings a day. I have a business page on fb. I don’t post more than 2 a day so that customer can think our news are FRESH then they will keep following us.
3. I would like to know your recipe table or map(does it make sense?) so that I can find your recipe easily
4. Participate more readers on fb comment. Contest or question and answer so that more people world wide know about your page and follow you.

Thank you for your time to read my suggestion. All the best!

I love Japanese food. Your recipes are easy to follow.

Hi,I’m Endriyas from Indonesia 🙂
I know your blog from 3 or 4 years ago from google about japanese blog recipe. I love your blog,but usually i’m just lurking and stalking your blog almost everyday!!
I love all recipe and travel post in your blog especially your homemade curry :).But the most important is you always give step by step picture in your post so its easy for me to understand n make you different from other blog.
So, i hope you give more your diy,homemade recipe because in here Indonesia difficult to find japanese ingredient futhermore my city is not big city so its really really difficult to find japanese ingredient.
Thank you always for your post n sorry about my english. 🙂

First off, love your blog! It’s my go-to for any time I need to look up a Japanese recipe.

I really enjoyed when you shared all of the different new year’s recipes leading up to the holiday, so my suggestion would be to have more themed recipes like that! Could be traditional foods served at holidays posted when they’re coming up or other themes like recipes from a certain region of Japan all posted near one another. They were really informative and I enjoyed learning about the history/origins of the foods!

Happy anniversary!

Your website has ignite my desire to prepare fleshly made food while demystify ingredients used in Japanese cooking. It’s fun to replicate at home. I really enjoy your videos and travel tips to Japan.

Hello, i am from France and i am addicted to your blog! I discovered it through facebook a short while ago and it has been such an inspiration 🙂 i would love to see a post on a full typical japanese meal (starters if there is any, main and dessert ) and thank you so much for posting about your travels, it gives me so many ideas on where to go on vacation. Ganbatte !

Congratulations!!! Happy 7th birthday JOC!

I’m a huge fan, and I find the videos inspiring. My husband is the cook, and he made the ramen egg based on your instructions – they came out SO delicious! Next on our list (or perhaps I should say, his list) is to make dashi.

I was thrilled to find your blog when I was looking for some Japanese recipes. I love the recipes… especially the Soba Noodle Salad, Chicken Karaage, Japanese Rolled Cabbage, and Katsu Sandwich.

Love your step by step directions!!!

I love your site/blog and recipes. Even though i live in the US, i can go to 1 or 2 Asian market that we have and find the ingredients. Do you live in the US? If so, maybe for certain ingredients, suggest some other ingredient just in case non Asian people don’t know what that Asian ingredient is? Keep up the good work and i love how you gave your own twist with chicken adobo under the broiler 🙂

I love your recipes. It would be nice to see work night quickly made recipes when you don’t have a lot of time to prep, but have a hungry family to feed.

Not sure how you can improve (my cooking has improved). Keep up the tasty and inspiring dishes. Ok- now I’m hungry. ????

It seems like you have so much data on each of your recipes already, but I am wondering if we can do something where we input the ingredients we have, and it suggests what we can make or where we are just missing 1-2 ingredients.

As people become better cooks, I think they automatically know what kind of food they can make with leftovers from other recipes, (“what can I do with half a daikon and some renkon?”) But as beginning cooks, people end up buying enough for one recipe and they have a bunch of leftover raw ingredients that will go to waste. I think the appeal of Blue Apron and other food providers is that they provide the exact amount required and people don’t feel wasteful.

Anyways! Since you have all the data already, I’d love to be able to quickly find meals I can cook that day and also filter by prep time / cook time.

I have always had an interest in from scratch Japanese cooking and your site is a much better source that any book I have bought. Thanks for having such a great site!

Enjoying every post you made! Your recepies are so easy to follow and never fail me! Love em all!
Thank you for the inspirations to me on preparing my family with all these lovely and delicious meal!!!

Sincerely,
Nor

I enjoy your blog very much. The only suggestions I might make are to show more Japanese utensils & how they’re used. Maybe info on Japanese culture. I’ve been subscribed for a couple years & enjoy your recipes & reading your blog. Thanks for all you do & congratulations on your anniversary.

To JOC couple,

Long time reader here, just subscribed! I used to collect many different Japanese cook books and recipes, but I’ve found all my favorite dishes faithfully reproduced and described on your site and haven’t touched these books in months. I love the pictures, context of the dishes, the clear instructions and the small little tips that take dishes to the next level. Omeddeto this year and I look forward to seeing both classic Japanese and new recipes in 2018

I think i visit your blog site almost everyday, keeping your recipes open in my browser to read and reread. thank you for making a great site, that teaches me new flavors and ways of cooking. whelana10@gmail.com

Love your work and your blogs! Well done!

I’ve always enjoyed coming back to JOC for Jap homecook recipes! The recipes are usually really easy & simple to follow, it feels less daunting & gives me confidence to try whipping up dishes that would usually look Jap-restaurant worthy. I like that there are videos to refer to, especially when it requires a specific/authenticJap cooking/preparation method that I won’t have insights to, having only been cooking chinese dishes. Keep the recipes flowing!

Nothing. I like them the way they are!

I’ve been subscribed to your jews letter for about 3 or 4 years, Have always enjoyed your recipes and posts. Congrats on seven years.

My son in law has introduced me to Pan Asian home cooking and your website. Love it!

Michelle from St Louis, Missouri

Happy 7 years Anniversary! These are some Awesome giveaways. Always enjoy all of Mr. JOC videos and recipes. I really hope I win! Good Luck to All!

I love your cooking, I have learned a lot from your cooking methods, especially helpful during meal preps.

I love your recipes but I mostly see them by following your facebook page.
About the videos, maybe spend less time on describing the ingredients or make them more like tasty’s videos?

Hi,
I like the way how you organize your blog by ingredients, meals type, etc. I also like how you have step by step pictures for your recipes. Please add more instant pot recipes. Thank you for sharing your recipes.

I haven’t watched any of your videos but I come here for all my Japanese recipes. My mother is Japanese and never taught me to cook and I crave all the stuff she did cook. Your website brings all that to reality for me. I have made the Japanese beef curry, Japanese potato salad, Japanese strawberry shortcake, and creamy crab koroke (not the exact title for your recipes). I also enjoyed seeing you travel to Okinawa… another child hood memory and I hope to visit soon. Thank you for doing what you do.

julie

I love your blog and have made several of your recipes!

First off Nami, I LOVE your blog. I especially love seeing all your content on Facebook video and YouTube video. It is always such a great help. I would really love it if you can release a new updated cookbook for my collection.

I also think if you have a section of all your favorite brands you like to use for your food items and ingredients would be amazing. Maybe a blog of all the different soy sauces because every time I go to the market I get so confused on which soy sauce to buy etc. so many choices!

I also love your donabe and instant pot recipes and use those quite often. The photos you take for your food are beautiful..

I think the more you focus on just Japanese home cooking – things your mother and grandmother makes and what your kids love growing up is the best route. I love eating good where it create nostalgia and happy memories with family and friends at the dining table. Even the most smallest recipes just brings back memories which I really love.

What about a meal plan series? Where you have all ingredients we need to buy on one grocery trip and then meal plan for the week? For healthy meals that we can make that’s authentic and easy for everyone to prepare at one go?

Would love to win the knife!! Ahh!!

Thanks for your wonderful blog Nami and partner. Every time I see an update in my inbox I can’t help but click on it straight away to browse through the new recipies and ideas. I love your YouTube clips as they are super clear and simple to follow. I also love the way you stay true to authentic Japanese cooking while making it easy for western cooks to understand! I always go to your sukiyaki and udon recipies. ありがとうございます????

Cant tell you how much I enjoy your recipes and blog. Always trying something new- Great fun as well as great fod

I am subscribed, and hoping hoping hoping to win an awesome Japanese Chef’s knife! 😀

Thanks for these awesome giveaway opportunities!

Love your blog and photos! I’ve tried many of your recipes and they never disappoint! Would love to see even more instantpot recipes and quick meal ideas! Perhaps also some recipes that are only 4 or 5 ingredients only? Thant might be neat. Thanks again!

Hello, I found your video because a friend of mine shared it on their facebook page. I’m from Los Angeles but currently lives in Las Vegas!

My only feedback is more recipes! I guess I’m especially interested in every day Japanese cooking-I can find recipes for takeout staples anywhere online. But for less well known foods, it’s nice to have a source I trust (for example, loved the series on New Years Foods). Thanks for all the hard work!

Love your blog – congratulations on 7 years! As I moved out of my parents’ home not too long ago, I miss having my mum’s home-cooked meals often. Many of her recipes are in Japanese, but as I can’t read the language, it’s hard to know how to recreate some of my favorite comfort food. I came across your blog through some Google searches, and it quickly became a favorite! I’ve used your recipes for ozoni, soboro-don, and mapo tofu so far. I’m sure I’ll use more in the future!

Congratulations on 7 years! I’m so glad I discovered your blog! Your green tea ice cream has become a favorite with my friends, family, and colleagues!

I love your blog. My friend and I have been learning Japanese, and I love to learn more about the culture of Japan (one aspect of the culture being food). I frequently use your recipes to make food for my family and friends. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it.

You’re oxtail soup recipe hit home. Please post more Taiwanese recipes. You’re the best.

Hello (o^^o)
I follow your Facebook page from here west Tokyo!
I also watched some of your videos because I am housewife who likes to cook
I did not know you had a blog.
Congratulations for blog anniversary, thank you very much for offering giveaway and I hope I will win (o^^o)

Love the recipes and have guided me a lot in my little humble stall. I hope I’m as lucky this time as lucky that I found JOC!!

I have been watching your videos on Facebook for quite awhile now. I like your very easy to understand instructions and how everything is done so efficiently and neatly!

Hi jOC
My family love my food when I cooked with your recipes, nothing will go wrong!
My only suggestion is please don’t stop posting because I’ll will have no idea of what food to prepare.
Thank you very much
Lyly

Found your Japanese curry pressure cooker recipe on Facebook and couldn’t be happier! I made it with pork and was so pleased at how it turned out without me tending it on the stove. I lived a few years in Japan and have always wanted to incorporate more Japanese recipes in my cooking.

I love JOC because your recipes are easy to follow and most importantly delicious! Thank you for sharing so much about food, Japanese culture and your family with us!
I found JOC after a friend make dinner for me using your recipes and follow your Instagram and blog. Lots of video tutorials and photos make it easy to attempt. Thank you JOC for making my home in Hawaii much more delicious 🙂

Love your blog, please post more Japanese instant pot recipes.

I’m in Alaska. Found you on Facebook and really enjoy your approach to cooking. The tips on removing the bitterness from eggplant were fantastic!

こんばんは、なみさん

I just wanted to thank you so much for having this blog! There have been many times in the past before I found JOC where I couldn’t find a good Japanese recipe in Imperial measurements, and you’ve helped me so much. My family enjoys the dishes I make using your recipes (a favorite is the Yoshinoya Beef Bowl, though the Teriyaki Salmon was also very well received)! Your videos, clear pictures, and concise instructions have definitely helped me make these dishes close to the way you make yours, even for a novice in the kitchen.
The descriptions and history of the dishes really encourages me to want to make all of them! Thank you for your constant updates and wonderful recipes.

I remember finding your blog when I was looking up Japanese recipes on both Youtube and Google! As for suggestions, even though this is a Japanese cooking blog, I would love to see more blog posts about other Japanese things you think people would be interested in, like traditions you celebrate or stories about your life in Japan… or not haha 🙂

Again, thank you so much!

Love your website, recipes and videos! Keep up the great work!

I made your matcha roll cake for Christmas dinner dessert. I added red bean paste to the filling and it was a hit. I would like to know about more Japanese-type desserts? Yaki manju?

Love your youtube channel, Nami! I have been a fan for almost a yr now and everytime I watch your videos…my mouth waters! Your videos are delicious, short and easy to follow! Great mix! Thank you! Keep it up and happy 7 yr anniversary!

Hi! Im from the Netherlands and been following you on Instagram for a while now! Don’t have much feedback other than continue another 7 years!

I’ve been reading your blog for a few years now, and I really like your videos and recipe. I hope to see more simple and fuss free recipes, especially ones using the Instant Pot. Thank you.

Congratulations on 7 years and thank you for the blog. I love dessert recipes from around the world and yours are easy to follow and delicious too eat. Keep up the good work!

Hi Nami! I found your blog through google and have tried many of your recipes! Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to educating us all about Japanese home cooking!

My sister sent me your post on Facebook and I’ve been following your recipes that way. I just subscribed to your newsletter. I want to learn more about Japanese recipes. Happy Anniversary!!

I tried your Melon Pan recipe about 2 weeks ago & they were absolutely amazing. They tasted just like the ones in Japan. Now here’s my request. I’d love it if you came up with a chanpon recipe! I’ve been craving it recently 🙂

I enjoy your blog, because I appreciate that you are Japanese from Japan! There are too many recipes out there that are not authentic. I really like seeing your posts that detail your trips, complete with photos. Thank you!

I love your recipes and blog! You are my go to source for washoku! The videos are wonderful and I don’t have much criticism on that. Under the recipes tab, I wish it was easier to find and see recipes. No good ideas that I can think of, but that she te only area I can think of room for improvement. Thanks for this wonderful blog!

I honestly love everything you post. I can’t really say what else I would like to see because you open my eyes to so many different things as it is, though one can never have too many matcha recipes haha.

Love that you are keeping Japanese Legacy cooking alive! My 91 year old mother is so impressed when I use your recipes! We love buta kakuni, okonomiyaki, gyu-don – everything!
Here’s my request – could you make motsunabe & post it on your blog? Thank you for a great website. I enjoy it every day!
Gochisosama!
Also – akemashita omedeto gozaimasu!

I am so happy to stumble upon this site. I love Japanese food and I’m trying to cook at home. Your recipes and videos really helped! Especially loves the Japanese desserts section

I would love to see more soups…i love soup! Im from washington and i stumbled on your youtube channel when i was looking for a japanese cheesecake recipe!

Nami,
I’m so foolish! I’ve read some of your blogs before and you’ve always mentioned Mr. JOC. and somehow I began to think that your huband’s name is JOC. LOL!!!
Today, I just realized it is Just One Cookbook. So funny!
I love all your cookings and your art of cooking. I understand that is the Japanese way of doing so. I don’t have much suggestions but to keep up the good work!
I would love to see a fusion of American foods with your art also more Instant pot recipes!

Thank you and Happy 7th anniversary! Keep up the good work!

I love your blog! I followed the Step-by-step video on fb every day and set JOC to “show on top” on my fb feed. The quality of the video is also impressive. Have tried many recipes Anson love how simple they are! Thank you so much for all that you do. Can’t think of suggestions now, only compliments 🙂

A new fan from Brisbane, Australia. Found your blog through a friend who shared your post on Facebook.

I love how elegant your videos are and how delicious your recipes are, the stories and helpful tips you share on your blog. I would love to see more videos for recipes on your blog (although I’m sure you’re always hard at work on that already!) Thank you for sharing your recipes!

Hi Nami,
Thank you so much for having this JOC : ) I found your website when I was looking for tonkatsu recipe. I love the simple video, easy to follow instruction, and super cute music background.
I really love Japanese food and keep coming back to your website to look for recipe of food I saw on drama (do you know Kodoku No Gurume?) or some simple recipes that I can make quickly during the week.

I like how your blog is so organized and clean, which made it’s easy to look for recipe. A recipe can turn into a story, and from the story there are little corners where you taught me more about Japanese cuisine.
I think one thing I found difficult when following recipe is the ingredients. I know you gave us many alternatives but sometimes it felt like my ingredients are not as good.
I’m currently a student with a busy schedule and have to cook for myself. Would you consider working on a weekly meal-prep project? Like from the grocery shopping plan to what to cook for the week, storage, and organize. I tried to incorporate more veggies in my food but sometimes they don’t last as long. I think it will be a great project for whom don’t have much time to cook/plan meals for the week but still want to enjoy a good meal : )

Again, thank you so much for JOC! I have learnt a lot!

I love your blog and recipes. They are easy to follow and the food is delicious.
jizumi29@hotmail.com

It would be great to hear Nami interact with the audience more in the videos..less music more explanation.

Oh my goodness, this is exciting and I love how easy and tasty the handful of dishes that I have made so far! It is also easy to follow along and am looking forward to making more!! Thank you so very much! I love your blog!!

I’m relatively new to your blog – I found it through google when searching for Miso Glazed Eggplant (one of my absolute favourite Japanese dishes!!). My partner and I are now cooking Japanese cuisine at least weekly to help improve his health and your recipe for baked katsu is our go-to recipe.
Thanks!
Cait – Perth, Western Australia

Your blog is my go-to when I need the recipe for Japanese dishes! I don’t have any feedback because everything is working fine for me.

I happened to find your website through a Facebook video and decided to try your oxtail soup recipe last week and loved it! I plan on combing through your other recipes to see what else I can make!

I love catching up on JOC’s videos and recipes. They are easy to follow and taste delicious. Sometimes it’s difficult to find the ingredients in our city, and having more options for substitutions would be helpful. Thanks for all your hard work in making our lives easier in the kitchen!!!

Congratulations on your success. I’ve enjoyed picking up recipes that my Mom never taught me. It’s been a pleasure to share your blog with folks worldwide on the Hafu Japanese FB group. Your Japanese market/grocers list is widely appreciated. Kampai to many more years!

Thanks for your blog! I got so many good cooking and baking ideas from your posts!

Hi,?I came across your FB page when a I wanted to make tonkatsu. And indeed It was amazing minus the oil! Am new to your blog.

I.love your recipe! Can you please have a way where it is easy to locate all your Instant Pot recipes? Perhaps a specific tab/locatiom on your website?
Thank you.
Trinh

Love your blog so much, especially the pictures step by step. Every recipe I have tried has been successful.

When I first tasted one of your recipes, I felt like I was back in Japan. I taught English in Tokyo many, many years ago and have loved the culture, cuisine and country ever since. I have many of your recipes in my family’s favorite recipe book. When I meal plan, I keep coming back to your recipes. I would love to see more gluten free recipes as my daughter is celiac. Thank you for all your hard work and the yummy recipes!

Love your recipes!

I love reading about and trying all your recipes! My favorite go-to for a relatively quick meal is the Oyakodon, I make your cheesecake recipe for my mom’s birthday and my friends love it when I make your Nama chocolate recipe. The site organization is fantastic and I love the way you can filter by time or ingredients. I would love to see even more how-to’s especially decorative cutting techniques. I hope you continue to share your delicious recipes with us!