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This is a directory of condiments and ingredients commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Browse to learn more about what they are and how to use them in your daily cooking.

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Soy Sauce | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

5 different types of dashi in a jar and their ingredients.

How To Make Dashi (The Ultimate Guide)

Sake | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

Sake

Takara Mirin | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

Mirin (Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)

Hikari Miso | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

Miso

Soy Sauce | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

Soy Sauce

Mizkan Natural Rice Vinegar | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Rice Vinegar

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Dashi made from Dashi Packet.

Dashi Packet + Recipe (Video)

Doubanjiang Spicy Bean Paste

Doubanjiang & La Doubanjiang (Spicy Chili Bean Paste)

Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Mayonnaise

Mentsuyu / Tsuyu (Japanese Noodle Soup Base) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mentsuyu (Soup Base for Noodles)

Umajimura Yuzu no mura Ponzu I Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Ponzu Sauce

Tonkatsu Sauce

Tonkatsu Sauce

Dried + Preserved Foods

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Dried Shiitake Mushrooms | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Dried Shiitake Mushroom

Anchovy (Iriko / Niboshi) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbok.comAnchovy (Iriko / Niboshi) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbok.com

Iriko (Niboshi) – Dried Baby Sardines/Anchovies

Katsuobushi (Dried Bonito Flakes) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Katsuobushi (Dried Bonito Flakes)

Japanese Honey Panko Bread Crumbs | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Panko

Kizami Beni Shoga (Pickled Ginger) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Red Pickled Ginger (Beni Shoga)

Umeboshi | Just One Cookbook

Umeboshi

Japanese Sweets

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Kanten Agar

Agar and Kanten

Matcha (Green Tea Powder) | JustOneCookbook.com

Green Tea Powder (Matcha)

Kashiwa Oak Leaves

Kashiwa (Oak) Leaves

Kuromitsu | JustOneCookbook.com

Kuromitsu (Black Sugar Syrup)

Pickled Sakura Leaves | Easy japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Pickled Sakura Leaves

Salt Pickled Cherry Blossoms

Salt Pickled Cherry Blossom

Meat + Fish + Tofu

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Aburaage | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Aburaage (Japanese Fried Tofu Pouch)

Inari Age | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Inari Age (Seasoned Fried Tofu Pouch)

Konnyaku Yam Cake | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Konnyaku (Konjac)

Naruto Maki Fish Cake

Narutomaki (Fish Cake)

Oden (Fish Cake) Set

Oden (Nerimono): Japanese Fish Cakes

Unagi (Eel)

Unagi (Fresh Water Eel)

Tofu | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Tofu

Noodles + Wrappers

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Myojo Gyoza Wrappers

Gyoza Wrappers

Ramen Noodles

Ramen Noodles

Soba (Buckwheat Noodles) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Soba Noodles (Buckwheat Noodles)

Udon Noodles (Frozen and Dry) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Udon Noodles

Wonton Wrappers | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Wonton Wrappers

Yakisoba Noodles

Yakisoba Noodles

Produce

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Burdock Roots (Gobo) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Gobo (Burdock Root)

Renkon Lotus Roots | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Lotus Root (Renkon)

Mitsuba | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mitsuba

Nagaimo | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Nagaimo

Negi (Long Green Onion) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Negi (Japanese Long Onion)

Shiso Leaves | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Shiso (Perilla)

Rice + Grains + Flours

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Japanese Pancake Mix

Japanese Hotcake (Pancake) Mix

Japanese Short-Grain Rice (White and Brown) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Short Grain Rice

Kirimochi

Mochi (Rice Cakes)

Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour

Mochiko (Japanese Sweet Rice Flour)

Shiratamako (Glutinous Rice Flour) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Shiratamako (Sweet Rice Flour)

Tenkasu (Tempura Crisps)

Tenkasu (Agedama) – Tempura Scraps

Seaweed

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Aonori

Aonori (Dried Green Seaweed)

Hijiki Seaweed

Dried Hijiki

Kombu (Kelp) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Kombu

Yaki Nori Seaweed I Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Nori (Seaweed)

Kizami Nori (Shredded Nori Seaweed)

Shredded Nori (Kizami Nori)

Cut Wakame Seaweed

Wakame Seaweed

Seeds + Nuts + Beans

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Koshian (fine red bean paste) and Tsubuan (chunky red bean paste).

Anko (Red Bean Paste)

Azuki Beans | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Azuki Beans

Kuromame (Black Soybeans)

Black Soybeans

Cooked Ginko Nuts

Ginkgo Nuts

Natto

Natto

White and Black Sesame Seeds | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Sesame Seed

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Soy Sauce | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

Soy Sauce

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Japanese Soy Sauce essential for Japanese Cooking

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Ichimi Togarashi (Chili Pepper)

Condiments + Seasonings

Ichimi Togarashi (Red Chili Pepper)

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Ichimi Togarashi is ground red chili pepper and it's a great way to spice...

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Japanese 7 Spice Shichimi Togarashi

Condiments + Seasonings

Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese Seven Spice)

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Shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) is a mixture of red chili flakes, sansho pepper,...

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Mizkan Natural Rice Vinegar | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

Rice Vinegar

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Rice vinegar (米酢) is made from rice and it is sweeter, milder, and less...

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Umajimura Yuzu no mura Ponzu I Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Condiments + Seasonings

Ponzu Sauce

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Ponzu is made with citrus, soy sauce, sugar or mirin, and dashi and it...

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Hikari Miso | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

Miso

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Made with fermented soybean paste, miso is a staple in Japanese cooking. Learn more...

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Takara Mirin | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

Mirin (Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)

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Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) is a sweet and syrupy liquid and it is...

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Sake | Easy Japanese Recipes at Just One Cookbook.com

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

Sake

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Sake (SAH-keh) is made from rice and water. Widely enjoyed as an alcoholic drink...

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Konbucha

Condiments + Seasonings

Kobucha (kombucha)

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Konbucha/Kobucha (昆布茶) is NOT Kombucha, a fermented drink. Konbu-cha is from Konbu/kombu seaweed and...

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Japanese Short-Grain Rice (White and Brown) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Rice + Grains + Flours

Japanese Short Grain Rice

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Japanese rice is a short-grain rice which is characterized by its unique stickiness and...

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Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Condiments + Seasonings

Japanese Mayonnaise

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Aside from soy sauce, mirin, and sake, another kitchen condiment that is widely used...

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Hanpen Fish Cake | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Meat + Fish + Tofu

Hanpen Fish Cake

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What is Hanpen? A white, square-or-triangle-shaped Hanpen (はんぺん) is a Japanese fish cake made...

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