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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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Ume Plum Vinegar

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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

Condiments + Seasonings

Doubanjiang Spicy Bean Paste

Doubanjiang & La Doubanjiang (Spicy Chili Bean Paste)

Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie Mayo)

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 (Japanese Citrus Dipping Sauce)

Tonkatsu Sauce

Tonkatsu Sauce

Japanese Curry Roux | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Curry Sauce Mix (Roux)

Dried + Preserved Foods

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

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

Iriko (Niboshi) – Dried 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)

A glass jar and a bamboo strainer containing umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums).

Umeboshi (Japanese Pickled Plums)

Japanese Sweets

Kanten Agar

Kanten (Jelly)

Matcha (Green Tea Powder; Powered Green Tea)

Matcha (Green Tea Powder)

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

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 (Japanese Fish Cake)

Oden (Nerimono): Japanese Fish Cakes

Tofu | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Tofu

Noodles + Wrappers

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 Maruchan

Yakisoba Noodles

Produce

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 Green Onion)

Shiso Leaves | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Shiso (Green and Red Perilla)

Rice + Grains + Flours

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

Kiri Mochi (Rice Cakes)

Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour

Mochiko (Japanese Sweet Rice Flour)

Shiratamako (Japanese Glutinous Rice Flour)

Shiratamako (Sweet Rice Flour)

Tenkasu (Tempura Crisps)

Tenkasu (Agedama) – Tempura Scraps

Seaweed

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

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

Ginkgo Nuts

Ginkgo Nuts

Natto

Natto

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

Sesame Seed

Condiments + Seasonings Dried + Preserved Foods Meat + Fish + Tofu Noodles + Wrappers Produce Rice + Grains + Flours

Ume Plum Vinegar

Condiments + Seasonings

Ume Plum Vinegar

Ume Plum Vinegar is the pickling brine from making umeboshi plums with sea salt...

Tobiko (Frying Fish Roe) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Meat + Fish + Tofu

Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe)

Enjoyed as a delicacy in Japanese cuisine, Tobiko is the roe of tropical flying...

Ikura (Salmon Roe) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Meat + Fish + Tofu

Ikura (Salmon Roe)

Ikura, or salmon roe, is delicate red caviars that are an excellent source of...

Uni (Sea Urchin)

Meat + Fish + Tofu

Uni (Sea Urchin)

Served as nigiri sushi or sashimi, Uni is the Japanese name for the...

Japanese Cucumbers | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Cucumber

Japanese cucumbers are 7-8 inches, slender, thin-skinned, and void of developed seeds. They...

Buna shimeji (beech mushroom)

Shimeji Mushroom

Shimeji (シメジ) is a group of mushrooms native to East Asia and northern Europe....

Japanese Pancake Mix

Rice + Grains + Flours

Japanese Hotcake (Pancake) Mix

Popular Japanese hotcake mix

Shochu

Condiments + Seasonings

Shochu

Shochu with 35% alcohol.

Green Ume Plums

Japanese Ume Plums

Japanese ume plum is available in early to mid-May. Known for its tartness and...

Rock Sugar (Koori Zato) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Condiments + Seasonings

Rock Sugar (Rock Candy)

Rock sugar, or Koori Zato (氷砂糖) in Japanese, is large sugar crystals that come...

Bean Sprouts (Moyashi) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Bean Sprouts

Called Moyashi in Japanese, bean sprouts are young sprouted mung beans and popular vegetables...

Tokyo Turnip Kabu

Japanese Turnips (Kabu)

Japanese turnips or kabu are a turnip variety that’s versatile in raw and cooked...

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